Natrophosphate Mineral Data

General Natrophosphate Information

Chemical Formula:

Na7(PO4)2F•19(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 712.16 gm

Sodium 22.60 % Na 30.46 % Na₂O

Phosphorus 8.70 % P 19.93 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 5.38 % H 48.06 % H₂O

Oxygen 60.66 % O

Fluorine 2.67 % F 2.67 % F

- % F -1.12 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₇(PO₄)₂F•19(H₂O)

Environment:

Pegmatite central zone with ijolite-urtite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1972

Locality:

Yukspor pegmatite, Mt. Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition.

Name Pronunciation:

Natrophosphate + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 2156

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Natrophosphate Image

Images:

Natrophosphate

Comments: Specimen of natrophosphate sealed into a plastic box.
Location: Koashva Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 2x1.5x1 cm.
© Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy

Natrophosphate Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 27.79, Z = 32; V = 21,461.78 Den(Calc)= 1.76

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.67(1), 2.42(0.9), 8.18(0.7),

Physical Properties of Natrophosphate

Cleavage:

{111} Indistinct

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

1.71 - 1.722, Average = 1.71

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Fluorescent, Short UV=weak orange, Long UV=weak orange.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Natrophosphate

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.037 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2619,KPDmeas= 0.2686,KC= 0.259
Ncalc = 1.44 - 1.46

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.46-1.462.

Calculated Properties of Natrophosphate

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.83 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Natrophosphate =1.76 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.000299227
Boson Index = 0.999700773

Photoelectric:

PE_{Natrophosphate}= 0.92 barns/electron
U=PE_{Natrophosphate} x rElectron Density= 1.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Natrophosphate Classification

Dana Class:

42.13.09.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.13)Dana Type

(42.13.09)Dana Group

42.13.09.01 Natrophosphate Na7(PO4)2F•19(H2O) F d3c 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.DN.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DN -With only large cations

08.DN.05 Natrophosphate Na7(PO4)2F•19(H2O) F d3c 4/m 3 2/m

Other Natrophosphate Information

References:

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

See Also:

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

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Natrophosphate

Na7(PO4)2F•19(H2O)
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