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Ferrowodginite Mineral Data
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General Ferrowodginite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++SnTa2O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 664.45 gm |
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Tantalum 54.47 % Ta 66.51 % Ta2O5 |
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Iron 8.41 % Fe 10.81 % FeO |
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Tin 17.87 % Sn 20.27 % SnO |
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Oxygen 19.26 % O |
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100.00 % 97.59 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+SnTa2O8 |
| Environment: |
Museum specimens from a granite pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 |
| Locality: |
Sukula, Tammela, Finland, the exact locality now lost. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its content of FERROus iron and its relation to wodginite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ferrowodginite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1984-006 |
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Ferrowodginite Image |
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Ferrowodginite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8228:1:0.4378 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.415, b = 11.442, c = 5.0103, Z = 4; beta = 90.8° V = 539.69 Den(Calc)= 8.18 |
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.97(1), 4.16(0.5), 2.493(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Ferrowodginite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Dark brown, Black. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
| Hardness: |
5.5 - Knife Blade |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Streak: |
dark brown |
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Optical Properties of Ferrowodginite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.22 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1491) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Ferrowodginite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.04 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferrowodginite =8.18 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEFerrowodginite = 711.51 barns/electron
U=PEFerrowodginite x rElectron Density=5,010.36 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ferrowodginite is Not Radioactive |
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Ferrowodginite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
08.01.08.02 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.01)where A BO4 |
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(08.01.08)Wodginite Group |
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08.01.08.01 Wodginite Mn(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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08.01.08.02 Ferrowodginite FeSnTa2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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08.01.08.03 Titanowodginite (Mn,Fe)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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08.01.08.04 Lithiowodginite LiTa3O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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08.01.08.05 Ferrotitanowodginite! FeTiTa2O8 C 2/m 2/m |
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08.01.08.06 IMA2000-026! (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32 C 2/c 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
04.DB.40 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar |
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04.DB -With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra |
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04.DB.40 Ferrowodginite FeSnTa2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Lithiotantite Li(Ta,Nb)3O8 P 21/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Lithiowodginite LiTa3O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Tantalowodginite* (Mn2,[])4Ta4Ta8O32 C 2/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Titanowodginite (Mn,Fe)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Wodginite Mn(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m |
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04.DB.40 Ferrotitanowodginite! FeTiTa2O8 C 2/m 2/m |
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Other Ferrowodginite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Bull.Miner.,Vol.107-111,1984-1988) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ferrowodginite :
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
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Ferrowodginite
Fe++SnTa2O8
Dana No: 08.01.08.02 Strunz No: 04.DB.40
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