General Raadeite Information Chemical Formula: |
Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 493.69 gm |
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Magnesium 33.38 % Mg 55.35 % MgO |
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Manganese 0.22 % Mn 0.29 % MnO |
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Iron 0.23 % Fe 0.29 % FeO |
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Arsenic 0.30 % As 0.47 % As2O5 |
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Phosphorus 12.30 % P 28.18 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.72 % H 15.36 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.85 % O |
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100.00 % 99.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Mg6.78Fe2+0.02Mn2+0.02P1.96As0.02H8.42O16 |
Environment: |
Low pressure and temperature metamorphic mineral in apatite-rich nodules in sepentine. The magnesium and phosphate dominant analog of allactite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Serpentinite body near Tingelstadtjern in the Modum district of southern Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Gunnar Raade (1944-), minerals curator at the Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway. |
Synonym: |
IMA1996-034 |
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Raadeite Crystallography X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.905(1)(131), 3.521(0.8)(122,121), 2.199(0.8)(142,202),2.794(0.75)(023,041), 4.436(0.75)(111), 3.087(0.7)(013), 3.145(0.7)(122), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Raadeite Color: |
Colorless. |
| Optical Properties of Raadeite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2163,KC= 0.2164 Ncalc = 1.6 | Calculated Properties of Raadeite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Raadeite =2.79 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 Photoelectric: |
PERaadeite = 1.68 barns/electron |
U=PERaadeite x rElectron Density= 4.71 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Raadeite is Not Radioactive | Raadeite Classification Dana Class: |
41.02.01.02 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(41.02)where (A B)7 (XO4)2 Zq |
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(41.02.01)Allactite Group |
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Strunz Class: |
08.BE.30 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BE -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 2:1 |
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| Other Raadeite Information See Also: |
Links to other databases for Raadeite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Raadeite using: Visit our Advertisers for Raadeite : A Bijoux Google Search for RaadeiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Raadeite Cape Minerals Google Search for Raadeite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Raadeite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Raadeite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Raadeite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Raadeite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Raadeite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Raadeite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Raadeite Ask about Raadeite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Raadeite Specimen Label here :
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