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Philipsburgite Mineral Data |
General Philipsburgite Information |
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(Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6•(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 759.97 gm | ||
Zinc 12.91 % Zn 16.06 % ZnO | |||
Copper 37.63 % Cu 47.10 % CuO | |||
Arsenic 14.79 % As 22.68 % As2O5 | |||
Phosphorus 2.04 % P 4.67 % P2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 1.06 % H 9.48 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 31.58 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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6(Cu0.75)6(Zn0.25)(AsO4)1.5(PO4)0.5(OH)6•(H2O) | ||
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Found in zone of secondary minerals. As analog of kipusite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1985 | ||
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Black Pine mine, Flink Creek Valley, John Long Mountains, 14.5 km west of Philipsburg, Montana, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality | ||
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Philipsburgite Image | |||
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Philipsburgite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1.3402:1:1.1619 | ||
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a = 12.33, b = 9.2, c = 10.69, Z = 4; beta = 96.92° V = 1,203.80 Den(Calc)= 4.19 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.559(1), 4.05(0.9), 12.2(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Philipsburgite |
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None | ||
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Emerald green. | ||
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4.07 | ||
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Transparent to Semiopaque | ||
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3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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light green | ||
Optical Properties of Philipsburgite |
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CI meas= -0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1812,KPDmeas= 0.1866,KC= 0.183 Ncalc = 1.74 - 1.77 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.729, b=1.774, g=1.775, bire=0.0460, 2V(Calc)=16, 2V(Meas)=16. Dispersion r >> v. | ||
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pale green. | ||
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medium green. | ||
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medium green. | ||
Calculated Properties of Philipsburgite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.98 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Philipsburgite =4.19 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0054448374 Boson Index = 0.9945551626 |
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PEPhilipsburgite = 33.42 barns/electron U=PEPhilipsburgite x rElectron Density= 132.85 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Philipsburgite is Not Radioactive |
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Philipsburgite Classification |
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42.02.04.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(42.02)where (AB)3 (XO4) Zq � x(H2O) | |||
(42.02.04)Kipushite Group | |||
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08.DA.35 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.D - Phosphates, etc | |||
08.DA -With small (and occasionally larger) cations | |||
Other Philipsburgite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
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Links to other databases for Philipsburgite : 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 Search for Philipsburgite using: Visit our Advertisers for Philipsburgite : Ask about Philipsburgite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Philipsburgite Specimen Label here :
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