Phoenicochroite Mineral Data

General Phoenicochroite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb2(CrO4)O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 546.39 gm

Chromium 9.52 % Cr 12.44 % CrO

Lead 75.84 % Pb 81.70 % PbO

Oxygen 14.64 % O

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100.00 % 94.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₂CrO₅

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1839

Locality:

Beresov, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek for "deep red" and "color", in allusion to the color

Name Pronunciation:

Phoenicochroite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 34831

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Phoenicochroite Image

Images:

Phoenicochroite

Comments: Deep red phoenicochroite with crocoite in matrix.
Location: Callenberg North (no. 1) open cut, Callenberg, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Hemihedrite Phoenicochroite

Comments: Yellow hemihedrite crystals to 1 mm within pockets of dark red phoenicochroite crystalline aggregates on matrix.
Location: Pack Rat claim, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Phoenicochroite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.4671:1:1.2576

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.001, b = 5.675, c = 7.137, Z = 4; beta = 115.217° V = 513.03 Den(Calc)= 7.07

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.979(1), 3.38(1), 6.43(0.5),

Physical Properties of Phoenicochroite

Cleavage:

{201} Perfect

Color:

Dark red, Lemon yellow.

Density:

7.01

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Streak:

yellow orange

Optical Properties of Phoenicochroite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.589 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.575 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2107,KPDmeas= 0.2126,KC= 0.1338
Ncalc = 1.94 - 1.95

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=2.38, b=2.44, g=2.65, bire=0.2700, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=58. Dispersion r > v strong.

Calculated Properties of Phoenicochroite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.90 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Phoenicochroite =7.07 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Photoelectric:

PE_{Phoenicochroite}=1,397.54 barns/electron
U=PE_{Phoenicochroite} x rElectron Density=8,246.01 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Phoenicochroite Classification

Dana Class:

35.01.02.01 (35)Anhydrous Chromates

(35.01)where (A+)2 XO4

(35.01.02)Dana Group

35.01.02.01 Phoenicochroite Pb2(CrO4)O C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.FB.05 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.F - Chromates

07.FB -With additional O, V, S, Cl

07.FB.05 Phoenicochroite Pb2(CrO4)O C 2/m 2/m

Other Phoenicochroite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Phoenicochroite :
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

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Pb2(CrO4)O
Dana No: 35.01.02.01 Strunz No: 07.FB.05
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