Slavkovite Mineral Data

General Slavkovite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,633.67 gm

Copper 31.37 % Cu 39.26 % CuO

Arsenic 28.45 % As 43.63 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.91 % H 17.10 % H₂O

Oxygen 38.27 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu₁₃(AsO₄)₆(AsO₃OH)₄•23(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Krásno near Horní Slavkov, Bohemia, Czech Republic Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2004-038

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Slavkovite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4422:1:1.1389

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.408, b = 14.491, c = 16.505, Z = 1; alpha = 102.87°, beta = 101.32°, gamma = 97.13° V = 1,453.73 Den(Calc)= 3.01

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 11.98(1), 5.99(0.6), 2.967(0.5),3.448(0.5), 2.4(0.4), 2.895(0.3), 6.99(0.3), 15.7(0.3),

Optical Properties of Slavkovite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.59 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1956) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Slavkovite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.90 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Slavkovite =3.03 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0001865765
Boson Index = 0.9998134235

Photoelectric:

PE_Slavkovite= 33.08 barns/electron
U=PE_Slavkovite x rElectron Density= 96.00 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Slavkovite is Not Radioactive

Slavkovite Classification

Dana Class:

39.03.11.01 (39)Hydrated Acid Phosphates, etc

(39.03)with miscellaneous formulae

(39.03.11)Dana Group

39.03.11.01 Slavkovite! Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) P1 1

Strunz Class:

08.XX.00 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.X - Unclassified Strunz PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.XX -Arsenate, Basic Hydrated

08.XX.00 Arsenobismite? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8•4-5(H2O) P1 1

08.XX.00 Cheralite-(Ce)? (Ce,Ca,Th)(P,Si)O4 P 2₁/n 2/m

08.XX.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Spodiosite? Ca2(PO4)F Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Pseudo-autunite* (H3O)4Ca2(UO2)2(PO4)4•5(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Viseite Ca10Al24(SiO4)6(PO4)7O22F3•72(H2O)(?) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

08.XX.00 Vanuranylite? (H3O,Ba,Ca,K)1.6(UO2)2V2O8•4(H2O)(?) C 2/c ? 2/m

08.XX.00 Sodium-autunite Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Sodium meta-autunite! Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Slavkovite! Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) P1 1

08.XX.00 IMA2000-020! Fe4[AsO3OH]5[AsO2(OH)2]2•20(H2O) Ortho Ortho

08.XX.00 Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.XX.00 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho

08.XX.00 Lapeyreite! Cu3O[AsO3(OH)]2•H2O C 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-002! Cu3(AsO4)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1

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See Also:

Links to other databases for Slavkovite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Slavkovite

Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O)
Dana No: 39.03.11.01 Strunz No: 08.XX.00
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