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Ferrazite Mineral Data
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General Ferrazite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) (?) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 903.26 gm |
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Barium 11.40 % Ba 12.73 % BaO |
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Phosphorus 6.86 % P 15.71 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.79 % H 15.96 % H2O |
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Lead 51.61 % Pb 55.60 % PbO |
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Oxygen 28.34 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
3(Pb0.75)3(Ba0.25)(PO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Fava pebble concretions. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1996 |
| Locality: |
Found in the Brazilian diamond deposits near Diamantina, Brazil Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1919 for Jorge Palmiro de Araujo Ferraz (1883-1926) of the Geological Survey of Brazil. |
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Ferrazite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Triclinic |
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Optical Properties of Ferrazite
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Calculated Properties of Ferrazite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.13
Boson Index = 0.87 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEFerrazite = 945.43 barns/electron
U=PEFerrazite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ferrazite is Not Radioactive |
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Ferrazite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
40.03.13.01 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc |
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(40.03)where (A++)3 (XO4)2 � x(H2O) |
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(40.03.13)Dana Group |
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40.03.13.01 Ferrazite? (Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O)(?) Tri |
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08.BL.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BL -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1 |
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08.BL.10 Arsenogorceixite! BaAl3AsO3(OH)(AsO4,PO4)(OH,F)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Arsenocrandallite (Ca,Sr)Al3[(As,P)O4]2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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08.BL.10 Ferrazite? (Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O)(?) Tri |
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08.BL.10 Arsenowaylandite* BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Benauite! HSrFe3(PO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Arsenogoyazite (Sr,Ca,Ba)Al3(AsO4,PO4)2(OH,F)5•(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Dussertite BaFe3(AsO4)2(OH)5 R 3m 3m |
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08.BL.10 Crandallite CaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Goyazite SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Gorceixite BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Kintoreite PbFe3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Lusungite? (Sr,Pb)Fe3(PO4)2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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08.BL.10 Philipsbornite PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m-,R 3m Trig |
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08.BL.10 Plumbogummite PbAl3(PO4)2(OH)5•(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Segnitite PbFe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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08.BL.10 Springcreekite! BaV3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 R 3m 3 2/m |
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Other Ferrazite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ferrazite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
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Ferrazite
(Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) (?)
Dana No: 40.03.13.01 Strunz No: 08.BL.10
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