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IMA2008-048 Mineral Data
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General IMA2008-048 Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 898.33 gm |
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Zinc 43.67 % Zn 54.36 % ZnO |
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Phosphorus 13.79 % P 31.60 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.57 % H 14.04 % H2O |
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Oxygen 40.96 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn6(PO4)4•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Structurally related to rimkorologite and bakhchisaraitsevite |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Block 14 Open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
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IMA2008-048 Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.863:1:1.2661 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.299, b = 9.616, c = 12.175, Z = 2; alpha = 71.68°, beta = 82.02°, gamma = 80.18° V = 900.04 Den(Calc)= 3.31 |
| Crystal System: |
Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.537(1), 2.55(0.85), 8.438(0.8),2.956(0.75), 2.967(0.75), 3.206(0.6), 2.085(0.4), 3.414(0.4), |
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Optical Properties of IMA2008-048
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.63 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1914) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of IMA2008-048
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2008-048 =3.30 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEIMA2008-048 = 22.12 barns/electron
U=PEIMA2008-048 x rElectron Density= 71.19 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-048 is Not Radioactive |
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IMA2008-048 Classification
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| Dana Class: |
40.05.15.02 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc |
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(40.05)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(40.05.15)Dana Group |
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40.05.15.01 Rimkorolgite! Mg5Ba(PO4)4•8(H2O) P 21/c 2/m |
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40.05.15.02 IMA2008-048! Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O P1 1 |
| Strunz Class: |
08.CH.55 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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08.CH -With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O < 1:1 |
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08.CH.55 Fahleite Zn5CaFe2(AsO4)6•14(H2O) Unk Ortho |
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08.CH.55 Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe,Al)2(AsO4)4•11(H2O) Unk Ortho |
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08.CH.55 IMA2008-048! Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O P1 1 |
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Other IMA2008-048 Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for IMA2008-048 :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
7 - Online Mineral Museum
8 - Ruff.Info
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IMA2008-048
Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O
Dana No: 40.05.15.02 Strunz No: 08.CH.55
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