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Berlinite Mineral Data |
General Berlinite Information |
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AlPO4 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 121.95 gm | ||
Aluminum 22.12 % Al 41.80 % Al2O3 | |||
Phosphorus 25.40 % P 58.20 % P2O5 | |||
Oxygen 52.48 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Al(PO4) | ||
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A rare high-temperature hydrothermal or metasomatic mineral. Often found in caves after guano fires. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 | ||
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In the Vastana mine, near Nasum, Skane, and at Halsjoberg, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Honoring Professor Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891), pharmacologist, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden. | ||
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ICSD 9461 | ||
PDF 10-423 | |||
Berlinite Image | |||
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Berlinite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:2.21747 | ||
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a = 4.92, c = 10.91, Z = 3; V = 228.71 Den(Calc)= 2.66 | ||
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Trigonal - Trapezohedral H-M Symbol (3 2) Space Group: P 3121,P 3221 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.369(1), 4.28(0.25), 1.835(0.16), | ||
Physical Properties of Berlinite |
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None | ||
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Colorless, Gray, Gray pink, Light pink. | ||
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2.64 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
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6.5 - Pyrite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Berlinite |
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CI meas= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1978,KPDmeas= 0.1993,KC= 0.193 Ncalc = 1.51 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.5235, e=1.529, bire=0.0055. | ||
Calculated Properties of Berlinite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.62 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Berlinite =2.66 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0002518911 Boson Index = 0.9997481089 |
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PEBerlinite = 1.86 barns/electron U=PEBerlinite x rElectron Density= 4.88 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Berlinite is Not Radioactive |
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Berlinite Classification |
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38.04.02.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | ||
(38.04)A+ XO4 | |||
(38.04.02)Berlinite Group | |||
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08.AA.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O | |||
08.AA -With small cations (some also with larger ones) | |||
Other Berlinite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Berlinite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 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 Search for Berlinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Berlinite : Ask about Berlinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Berlinite Specimen Label here :
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