IMA2008-054 Mineral Data

General IMA2008-054 Information

Chemical Formula:

NaCaMn2(PO4)[PO3(OH)]2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 459.87 gm

Sodium 5.00 % Na 6.74 % Na₂O

Calcium 8.71 % Ca 12.19 % CaO

Manganese 23.89 % Mn 30.85 % MnO

Phosphorus 20.21 % P 46.30 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.44 % H 3.92 % H₂O

Oxygen 41.75 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaCaMn²⁺₂(PO₄)(PO₃OH)₂

Environment:

Alluaudite group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2009 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Tanco mine, Bernic Lake, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

IMA2008-054 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0089:1:0.5398

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.5435, b = 12.4324, c = 6.7121, Z = 4; beta = 115.332° V = 946.07 Den(Calc)= 3.23

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.187(1), 2.726(0.9), 2.788(0.8),6.204(0.8), 2.58(0.7), 5.653(0.7), 2.185(0.3), 3.608(0.3),

Optical Properties of IMA2008-054

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.64 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1972) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of IMA2008-054

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2008-054 =3.23 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0003187053
Boson Index = 0.9996812947

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2008-054= 8.21 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2008-054 x rElectron Density= 25.84 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-054 is Not Radioactive

IMA2008-054 Classification

Dana Class:

38.02.03.11 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc

(38.02)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3

(38.02.03)Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group (Alluaudite Subgroup)

38.02.03.01 Ferrohagendorfite* (Na,Ca)2Fe(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

38.02.03.02 Hagendorfite NaCaMn(Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

38.02.03.03 Varulite NaCaMn(Mn,Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.04 Maghagendorfite NaMgMn(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

38.02.03.05 Ferroalluaudite NaCaFe(Fe,Mn,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/a 2/m

38.02.03.06 Alluaudite NaCaFe(Mn,Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.07 Odanielite Na(Zn,Mg)3H2(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.08 Johillerite Na(Mg,Zn)3Cu(AsO4)3 I2/c 2/m

38.02.03.09 Nickenichite Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.10 Yazganite! NaFe2(Mg,Mn)(AsO4)3•H2O C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.11 IMA2008-054! NaCaMn2(PO4)[PO3(OH)]2 C 2/c 2/m

38.02.03.12 IMA2008-064! Na16Mn25Al8(PO4)30 Pc m

Strunz Class:

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

08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O

08.AC -With medium-sized and large cations

08.AC.10 Alluaudite NaCaFe(Mn,Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Arseniopleite (Ca,Na)(Na,Pb)Mn(Mn,Mg,Fe)2(AsO4)3 I2/a 2/m

08.AC.10 Ferrohagendorfite* (Na,Ca)2Fe(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

08.AC.10 Caryinite (Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)(Ca,Mn)(Mn,Mg)2(AsO4)3 I2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Hagendorfite NaCaMn(Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

08.AC.10 Johillerite Na(Mg,Zn)3Cu(AsO4)3 I2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Ferroalluaudite NaCaFe(Fe,Mn,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/a 2/m

08.AC.10 Odanielite Na(Zn,Mg)3H2(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Maghagendorfite NaMgMn(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

08.AC.10 Nickenichite Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Varulite NaCaMn(Mn,Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Bradaczekite! NaCu4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 Yazganite! NaFe2(Mg,Mn)(AsO4)3•H2O C 2/c 2/m

08.AC.10 IMA2008-054! NaCaMn2(PO4)[PO3(OH)]2 C 2/c 2/m

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See Also:

Links to other databases for IMA2008-054 :
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2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
7 - Online Mineral Museum
8 - Ruff.Info

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IMA2008-054

NaCaMn2(PO4)[PO3(OH)]2
Dana No: 38.02.03.11 Strunz No: 08.AC.10
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