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General Kamarizaite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 550.45 gm
   Iron      30.44 %  Fe   43.52 % Fe2O3
   Arsenic   27.22 %  As   41.76 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   1.65 %  H    14.73 % H2O
   Oxygen    40.69 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Related to tinticite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Kamariza mine, Lavrion mining district, Attik� Prefecture, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2008-017
 

Kamarizaite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.56:1:1.1561
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 21.32, b = 13.666, c = 15.8, Z = 12; V = 4,603.47 Den(Calc)= 2.38
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic Space Group: Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.947(1), 3.332(0.6), 3.085(0.58),5.85(0.52), 3.036(0.51), 3.396(0.37), 6.61(0.37), 3.245(0.34),
 

Physical Properties of Kamarizaite

Help on Color: Color: Brown, Biege.
 

Optical Properties of Kamarizaite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 1.61 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2548) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Kamarizaite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kamarizaite =2.38 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0066504934
Boson Index = 0.9933495066
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEKamarizaite = 27.56 barns/electron
U=PEKamarizaite x rElectron Density= 63.15 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kamarizaite is Not Radioactive
 

Kamarizaite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.12.04.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.12)with miscellaneous formulae
  (42.12.04)Tinticite Group
 
42.12.04.01 Tinticite Fe5(PO4,VO4)4•7(H2O) P1 1
 
42.12.04.02 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.XX.00 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.X - Unclassified Strunz PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.XX -Unknown
 
08.XX.00 Arsenobismite? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 Unk Ortho
 
08.XX.00 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8•4-5(H2O) P1 1
 
08.XX.00 Cheralite-(Ce)? (Ce,Ca,Th)(P,Si)O4 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho
 
08.XX.00 Spodiosite? Ca2(PO4)F Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Pseudo-autunite* (H3O)4Ca2(UO2)2(PO4)4•5(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho
 
08.XX.00 Viseite Ca10Al24(SiO4)6(PO4)7O22F3•72(H2O)(?) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Vanuranylite? (H3O,Ba,Ca,K)1.6(UO2)2V2O8•4(H2O)(?) C 2/c ? 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Sodium-autunite Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Sodium meta-autunite! Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Slavkovite! Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) P1 1
 
08.XX.00 IMA2000-020! Fe4[AsO3OH]5[AsO2(OH)2]2•20(H2O) Ortho Ortho
 
08.XX.00 Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
08.XX.00 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho
 
08.XX.00 Lapeyreite! Cu3O[AsO3(OH)]2•H2O C 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m
 
08.XX.00 IMA2009-002! Cu3(AsO4)2 P 21/c 2/m
 
08.XX.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 63/m 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.XX.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1
 

Other Kamarizaite Information
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kamarizaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Kamarizaite

Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O
Dana No: 42.12.04.02 Strunz No: 08.XX.00
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