Herderite Mineral Data

General Herderite Information

Chemical Formula:

CaBe(PO4)F

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 163.06 gm

Calcium 24.58 % Ca 34.39 % CaO

Beryllium 5.53 % Be 15.34 % BeO

Phosphorus 19.00 % P 43.53 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 39.25 % O

Fluorine 11.65 % F 11.65 % F

- % F -4.91 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaBe(PO₄)F

Environment:

Forms a series with hydroxylherderite.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1828

Locality:

Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germay. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Siegmund August Wolfgang von Herder (1776-1838), mining official in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany.

Name Pronunciation:

Herderite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 20573

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Herderite Image

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Herderite

Comments: Partially transparent herderite crystal with minor white albite.
Location: Alto do Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 3.1x2.7x2.9 cm.
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Herderite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.2777:1:0.627

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.789, b = 7.661, c = 4.804, Z = 4; beta = 90.02° V = 360.27 Den(Calc)= 3.01

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.14(1), 2.86(0.8), 2.2(0.7),

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Physical Properties of Herderite

Cleavage:

{110} Indistinct

Color:

White, Yellowish white, Greenish white.

Density:

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Herderite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.04 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2019,KPDmeas= 0.2026,KC= 0.1942
Ncalc = 1.58

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.591-1.592, b=1.611-1.612, g=1.619-1.621, bire=0.0280-0.0290

Calculated Properties of Herderite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.95 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Herderite =3.01 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95

Photoelectric:

PE_Herderite= 4.08 barns/electron
U=PE_Herderite x rElectron Density= 12.04 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Herderite Classification

Dana Class:

41.05.04.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.05)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.05.04)Herderite Group

41.05.04.01 Herderite CaBe(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

41.05.04.02 Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

41.05.04.03 Vayrynenite MnBe(PO4)(OH,F) P 2₁/a 2/m

41.05.04.04 Bergslagite CaBe(AsO4)(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BA.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BA -With small and medium-sized cations

08.BA.10 Bergslagite CaBe(AsO4)(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.BA.10 Herderite CaBe(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

08.BA.10 Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Herderite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Herderite :
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 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Herderite

CaBe(PO4)F
Dana No: 41.05.04.01 Strunz No: 08.BA.10
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