General Rooseveltite Information Chemical Formula: |
BiAsO4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 347.90 gm |
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Bismuth 60.07 % Bi 66.97 % Bi2O3 |
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Arsenic 21.54 % As 33.03 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 18.40 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Bi(AsO4) |
Environment: |
Cassiterite veinlets in rhyolite-dacite lava flows |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 |
Locality: |
Santiaguillo, west of Maragua, Potosi, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the USA. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Rooseveltite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 27199 |
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Rooseveltite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9606:1:0.9399 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.882, b = 7.164, c = 6.734, Z = 4; beta = 104.83° V = 320.94 Den(Calc)= 7.20 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.15(1), 2.96(0.7), 4.82(0.4), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Rooseveltite Color: |
Gray, Gray white. |
Density: |
6.86 |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Hardness: |
4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
Luster: |
Adamantine |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Rooseveltite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.081 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.03 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1606,KPDmeas= 0.1686,KC= 0.156 Ncalc = 2.07 - 2.12 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=2.14, b=2.15, g=2.18, bire=0.0400, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=50. |
| Calculated Properties of Rooseveltite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.13 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rooseveltite =7.20 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0000888987 |
Boson Index = 0.9999111013 Photoelectric: |
PERooseveltite =1,152.58 barns/electron |
U=PERooseveltite x rElectron Density=7,060.57 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rooseveltite is Not Radioactive | Rooseveltite Classification Dana Class: |
38.04.04.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc |
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(38.04)A+ XO4 |
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(38.04.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
08.AD.50 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O |
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08.AD -With only large cations |
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| Other Rooseveltite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Rooseveltite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info 14 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Rooseveltite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rooseveltite : A Bijoux Google Search for RooseveltiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Rooseveltite Cape Minerals Google Search for Rooseveltite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Rooseveltite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Rooseveltite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Rooseveltite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Rooseveltite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Rooseveltite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Rooseveltite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Rooseveltite Ask about Rooseveltite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rooseveltite Specimen Label here :
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