Akrochordite Mineral Data

General Akrochordite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4•4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 661.99 gm

Magnesium 3.67 % Mg 6.09 % MgO

Manganese 33.20 % Mn 42.86 % MnO

Arsenic 22.64 % As 34.72 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.83 % H 16.33 % H₂O

Oxygen 38.67 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺₄Mg(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄•4(H₂O)

Environment:

A rare mineral in hausmannite ore from a metamorphosed Fe-Mn orebody (Lï¿½ngban, Sweden); in a metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebody (Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA).

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922

Locality:

From Lï¿½ngban, Varmland, Sweden. At Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek for wart, for its typical habit.

Name Pronunciation:

Akrochordite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 202938

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Akrochordite Image

Images:

Eveite Akrochordite

Comments: Micro crystals (to about 0.75mm) of very pale grayish green eveite in tiny vug with light pink akrochordite. Co-Type specimen & type locality.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: 13x10x4 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Akrochordite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3223:1:0.3875

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.682, b = 17.627, c = 6.832, Z = 2; beta = 99.49° V = 674.91 Den(Calc)= 3.26

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.4(1), 8.79(0.8), 2.75(0.5),

Physical Properties of Akrochordite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Reddish brown.

Density:

3.19 - 3.26, Average = 3.22

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Optical Properties of Akrochordite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.003 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2077,KPDmeas= 0.2099,KC= 0.2084
Ncalc = 1.66 - 1.68

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.672, b=1.676, g=1.683, bire=0.0110

Calculated Properties of Akrochordite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.13 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Akrochordite =3.26 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0038598843
Boson Index = 0.9961401157

Photoelectric:

PE_Akrochordite= 23.92 barns/electron
U=PE_Akrochordite x rElectron Density= 74.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Akrochordite Classification

Dana Class:

42.04.01.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.04)where (AB)5 (XO4)2 Zq ï¿½ x(H2O)

(42.04.01)Akrochordite Group

42.04.01.01 Akrochordite Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4•4(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

42.04.01.02 Guanacoite! (Cu,Mg)2Mg2(Mg,Cu)(OH)4(H2O)4(AsO4)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.DD.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DD -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 2:1

08.DD.10 Akrochordite Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4•4(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.DD.10 Guanacoite! (Cu,Mg)2Mg2(Mg,Cu)(OH)4(H2O)4(AsO4)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Akrochordite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Akrochordite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4•4(H2O)
Dana No: 42.04.01.01 Strunz No: 08.DD.10
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