Fiedlerite Mineral Data

General Fiedlerite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb3Cl4F(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 816.42 gm

Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.21 % H₂O

Lead 76.14 % Pb 82.02 % PbO

Chlorine 17.37 % Cl 17.37 % Cl

- % Cl -3.92 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 3.92 % O

Fluorine 2.33 % F 2.33 % F

- % F -0.98 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 99.02 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₃Cl₄F(OH)₂

Environment:

Secondary mineral from smelting activities.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887

Locality:

Ancient lead slags at Laurium, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for K.G. Fiedler, superintendant of the Laurion mines.

Name Pronunciation:

Fiedlerite + Pronunciation

Fiedlerite Image

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Fiedlerite

Comments: Clear tabular crystals of fiedlerite on matrix.
Location: Laurium, Greece. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Fiedlerite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0657:1:0.9044

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.574, b = 8.045, c = 7.276, Z = 2; alpha = 89.96°, beta = 102.05°, gamma = 103.45° V = 477.36 Den(Calc)= 5.68

Crystal System:

Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.55(1), 3.89(1), 2.81(0.8),

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Forms: ( 2 1 0) ( 2 0 1) ( 2 1 1) ( 3 1 0) ( 1 1 1) ( 1 0 0) ( 0 0 1)

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Physical Properties of Fiedlerite

Cleavage:

{001} Distinct, {100} Distinct

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

5.88

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Fiedlerite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.059 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1828,KPDmeas= 0.1769,KC= 0.1726
Ncalc = 1.98 - 2.01

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.98, b=2.04, g=2.1, bire=0.1200

Calculated Properties of Fiedlerite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.91 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fiedlerite =5.88 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.16
Boson Index = 0.84

Photoelectric:

PE_Fiedlerite=1,400.49 barns/electron
U=PE_Fiedlerite x rElectron Density=6,878.99 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Fiedlerite Classification

Dana Class:

10.03.02.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

(10.03)where (A)3 (O,OH)2 Xq

(10.03.02)Dana Group

10.03.02.01 Fiedlerite Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 P1 1

Strunz Class:

03.DC.10 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

03.DC.10 Fiedlerite Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 P1 1

Other Fiedlerite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fiedlerite :
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

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Fiedlerite

Pb3Cl4F(OH)2
Dana No: 10.03.02.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.10
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