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Lithiophilite Mineral Data |
General Lithiophilite Information |
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LiMnPO4 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 156.85 gm | ||
Lithium 4.43 % Li 9.53 % Li2O | |||
Manganese 35.03 % Mn 45.23 % MnO | |||
Phosphorus 19.75 % P 45.25 % P2O5 | |||
Oxygen 40.80 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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LiMn2+(PO4) | ||
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Istostructural with olivine. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878 | ||
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Branchville, Redding, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named from the composition, Lithium, and from the Greek for "friend". | ||
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ICSD 25834 | ||
PDF 33-803 | |||
Lithiophilite Image | |||
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Lithiophilite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.5839:1:0.4524 | ||
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a = 6.108, b = 10.459, c = 4.732, Z = 4; V = 302.30 Den(Calc)= 3.45 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pmnb | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.548(1), 3.051(0.9), 3.516(0.5), | ||
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Physical Properties of Lithiophilite |
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{100} Perfect, {010} Very Good, {011} Imperfect | ||
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Brown, Yellowish brown, Salmon, Brownish, Blackish. | ||
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3.34 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | ||
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Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
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4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite | ||
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Vitreous - Resinous | ||
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gray white | ||
Optical Properties of Lithiophilite |
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CI meas= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.028 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1956,KPDmeas= 0.202,KC= 0.2011 Ncalc = 1.67 - 1.69 |
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Biaxial (+), a=1.669, b=1.673, g=1.682, bire=0.0130, 2V(Calc)=68, 2V(Meas)=65. | ||
Calculated Properties of Lithiophilite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.19 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Lithiophilite =3.34 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0035147746 Boson Index = 0.9964852254 |
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PELithiophilite = 10.03 barns/electron U=PELithiophilite x rElectron Density= 32.04 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Lithiophilite is Not Radioactive |
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Lithiophilite Classification |
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38.01.01.02 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | ||
(38.01)A+ B++ XO4 | |||
(38.01.01)Triphylite Group | |||
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08.AB.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O | |||
08.AB -With medium-sized cations | |||
Other Lithiophilite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Lithiophilite : 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 - Scandinavian mineral gallery Search for Lithiophilite using: Visit our Advertisers for Lithiophilite : Ask about Lithiophilite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Lithiophilite Specimen Label here :
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