Kulanite Mineral Data

General Kulanite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ba(Fe++,Mn,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 637.65 gm

Barium 21.54 % Ba 24.05 % BaO

Magnesium 0.76 % Mg 1.26 % MgO

Manganese 5.17 % Mn 6.67 % MnO

Aluminum 8.46 % Al 15.99 % Al₂O₃

Iron 11.39 % Fe 14.65 % FeO

Phosphorus 14.57 % P 33.39 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.47 % H 4.24 % H₂O

Oxygen 37.64 % O

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100.00 % 100.25 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BaFe²⁺_1.3Mn²⁺_0.6Mg_0.2Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃

Environment:

Cavities in phosphate-rich shales. Forms a series with penikisite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1976

Locality:

Rapid Creek (Cross Cut Creek), Big Fish River, Yukon Territories, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Alan Kulan (1921-1977), prospector who found the first specimen.

Name Pronunciation:

Kulanite

Synonym:

ICSD 79136

IMA1975-012

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Kulanite Image

Images:

Kulanite

Comments: White apatite crystals to 0.5 cm in length and abundant, bladed, deep olive green crystals (see inset image) of kulanite.
Location: Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. Scale: 4.3 x 3.2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Kulanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7465:1:0.4079

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.014, b = 12.074, c = 4.926, Z = 2; beta = 100.48° V = 527.18 Den(Calc)= 4.02

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.108(1), 2.927(0.8), 3.044(0.7),

Physical Properties of Kulanite

Cleavage:

{010} Good, {100} Good

Color:

Blue, Blue green, Green, Black green.

Density:

3.91

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Rosette - Bundled tabular aggregates resembling rose flower petals.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Adamantine

Streak:

greenish white

Optical Properties of Kulanite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1767,KPDmeas= 0.1817,KC= 0.1826
Ncalc = 1.71 - 1.73

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.703, b=1.705, g=1.723, bire=0.0200, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=32. Dispersion r >> v strong.

Pleochroism (x):

brown green.

Pleochroism (y):

green.

Pleochroism (z):

pale brown.

Calculated Properties of Kulanite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.69 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kulanite =3.91 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Kulanite= 97.24 barns/electron
U=PE_Kulanite x rElectron Density= 359.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Kulanite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(41.09)where (A B)5 (XO4)3 Zq

(41.09.01)Kulanite Group

41.09.01.01 Kulanite Ba(Fe,Mn,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

41.09.01.02 Penikisite BaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P1 1

41.09.01.03 Bjarebyite (Ba,Sr)(Mn,Fe,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

41.09.01.04 Perloffite Ba(Mn,Fe)2Fe2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

41.09.01.05 Johntomaite! Ba(Fe,Ca,Mn)2Fe2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BH.20 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

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

08.BH -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1

08.BH.20 Bjarebyite (Ba,Sr)(Mn,Fe,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BH.20 Kulanite Ba(Fe,Mn,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BH.20 Penikisite BaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 P1 1

08.BH.20 Perloffite Ba(Mn,Fe)2Fe2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BH.20 Johntomaite! Ba(Fe,Ca,Mn)2Fe2(PO4)3(OH)3 P 2₁/m 2/m

Other Kulanite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kulanite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Ba(Fe++,Mn,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3
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