Kleberite Mineral Data

General Kleberite Information

Chemical Formula:

FeTi6O13•4(H2O) (?)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 623.18 gm

Titanium 46.10 % Ti 76.91 % TiO₂

Iron 8.96 % Fe 11.53 % FeO

Hydrogen 1.29 % H 11.56 % H₂O

Oxygen 43.65 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₃•4(H₂O)

Environment:

Heavy mineral fraction from Tertiary sediments. Data is not correct, a doubtful species.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

Near Konigshain and near Borna, western Weissel basin, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Will Kleber (1906-1970), Humboldt University, Berlin.

Synonym:

Hydroxylian Pseudorutile

Kleberite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.92914

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.94, c = 4.59, Z = 0.3; V = 97.01 Den(Calc)= 3.20

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 6₃mcm ?

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.67(1), 1.42(0.6), 2.16(0.6),2.46(0.3),

Physical Properties of Kleberite

Color:

Dark brown, Black.

Density:

3.27

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Optical Properties of Kleberite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.242 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.226 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2813,KPDmeas= 0.2752,KC= 0.3632
Ncalc = 2.16 - 2.19

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (?), a=1.8-2.

Calculated Properties of Kleberite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.10 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kleberite =3.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Photoelectric:

PE_Kleberite= 10.31 barns/electron
U=PE_Kleberite x rElectron Density= 31.97 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Kleberite Classification

Dana Class:

07.11.10.01 (07)Multiple Oxides

(07.11)as titano-oxides with [4] and [6] substitutions

(07.11.10)Dana Group

07.11.10.01 Kleberite* FeTi6O13•4(H2O)(?) P 6₃mcm ? 6mm

Strunz Class:

04.XX.00 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.X - Unclassified Strunz OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, telluri

04.XX -Oxide, Hydrated

04.XX.00 Ashanite? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-I! 46(H2O)•2(S)•6(L) P m3n 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 Clinobirnessite* Na4Mn14O27•9(H2O) Mono

04.XX.00 Chubutite* Pb7O6Cl2 Unk Ortho

04.XX.00 Kleberite* FeTi6O13•4(H2O)(?) P 6₃mcm ? 6mm

04.XX.00 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 Psilomelane? (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10 A2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Struverite? (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 P 4/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Ungursaite* NaCa5(Ta,Nb)24O65(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

04.XX.00 Uhligite? Ca3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20 Unk Cubic

04.XX.00 Scheteligite? (Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH) Unk Ortho

04.XX.00 Allendeite! Sc4Zr3O12 R 3 3

04.XX.00 IMA2000-016! (Ti,Fe,Mg,Mn)1-xTi2O5 Pban 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-II! 136(H2O)•16(S)•8(L) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.XX.00 IMA2000-026! (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32 C 2/c 2/m

04.XX.00 Methane hydrate-H! 34(H2O)•3(S)•2(M)•1(L) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Kleberite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kleberite :
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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Kleberite

FeTi6O13•4(H2O) (?)
Dana No: 07.11.10.01 Strunz No: 04.XX.00
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