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Bearthite Mineral Data |
General Bearthite Information |
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Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) | |
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Molecular Weight = 314.09 gm | |
Calcium 25.52 % Ca 35.71 % CaO | ||
Aluminum 8.59 % Al 16.23 % Al2O3 | ||
Phosphorus 19.72 % P 45.19 % P2O5 | ||
Hydrogen 0.32 % H 2.87 % H2O | ||
Oxygen 45.85 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) | |
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In synmetamorphic quartz segregations and as an accessory mineral in high-pressure metamorphic rocks. Experimental study indicates that the stability of bearthite is restricted to v ery Ca-poor or P-rich rocks under mode | |
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Approved IMA 1993 | |
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Found on the western ridge of the Stockhorn, Zermatt Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Honors Professor Peter Bearth (1902-1989), for his pioneering petrologic studies of the high-pressure terranes of the western Alps. | |
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ICSD 74169 | |
IMA1986-050 | ||
PDF 45-1483 | ||
Bearthite Crystallography |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.05(1), 2.867(0.61), 2.568(0.39), | |
Physical Properties of Bearthite |
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Yellow, Colorless. | |
Optical Properties of Bearthite |
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CI calc= 0.49 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1026,KC= 0.201 Ncalc = 2.32 |
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Calculated Properties of Bearthite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.55 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Bearthite =6.59 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0005650627 Boson Index = 0.9994349373 |
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PEBearthite = 4.34 barns/electron U=PEBearthite x rElectron Density= 28.39 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bearthite is Not Radioactive |
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Bearthite Classification |
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41.10.04.02 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |
(41.10)where (A++ B++)3 (XO4)2 Zq | ||
(41.10.04)Goedkenite Group | ||
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08.BG.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | |
08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O | ||
08.BG -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1 | ||
Other Bearthite Information |
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Links to other databases for Bearthite : 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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Bearthite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bearthite : Ask about Bearthite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bearthite Specimen Label here :
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