Leiteite Mineral Data

General Leiteite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZnAs+++2O4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 279.23 gm

Zinc 23.42 % Zn 29.15 % ZnO

Arsenic 53.66 % As 70.85 % As₂O₃

Oxygen 22.92 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

ZnAs₂O₄

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1977

Locality:

Tsumeb, Namibia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Luis Texeira-Leite (1942-), Portuguese mineral dealer who discovered the mineral.

Name Pronunciation:

Leiteite

Synonym:

ICSD 202249

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Leiteite Image

Images:

Leiteite

Comments: Specimen of leiteite with inclusions of ludlockite. This Leiteite specimen varies from 1 to 3.5 mm in thickness.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 3.7 x 1.3 cm.
© John Veevaert

Leiteite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9044:1:3.5039

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.542, b = 5.022, c = 17.597, Z = 4; beta = 90.81° V = 401.35 Den(Calc)= 4.62

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.133(1), 3.163(0.76), 1.685(0.49),

Physical Properties of Leiteite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect

Color:

Brown, Colorless, Pearl white.

Density:

4.31

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luster:

Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Leiteite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.197,KPDmeas= 0.2111,KC= 0.2126
Ncalc = 1.92 - 1.98

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.87, b=1.88, g=1.98, bire=0.1100, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=27. Dispersion r < v very strong.

Calculated Properties of Leiteite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.95 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Leiteite =4.31 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0097113529
Boson Index = 0.9902886471

Photoelectric:

PE_Leiteite= 50.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Leiteite x rElectron Density= 197.72 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Leiteite Classification

Dana Class:

45.01.07.01 (45)Acid and normal Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites

(45.01)with miscellaneous formulae

(45.01.07)Dana Group

45.01.07.01 Leiteite ZnAs2O4 P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.JA.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,

04.JA -Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O

04.JA.05 Leiteite ZnAs2O4 P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Leiteite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Leiteite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Leiteite

ZnAs+++2O4
Dana No: 45.01.07.01 Strunz No: 04.JA.05
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