Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Mineral Data + ![]() |
General Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Information |
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CaMn++Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 755.61 gm | ||
Calcium 5.30 % Ca 7.42 % CaO | |||
Magnesium 6.43 % Mg 10.67 % MgO | |||
Manganese 7.27 % Mn 9.39 % MnO | |||
Aluminum 7.14 % Al 13.49 % Al2O3 | |||
Phosphorus 16.40 % P 37.57 % P2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 2.40 % H 21.46 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 55.05 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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CaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O) | ||
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In a pegmatite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1978 | ||
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Tip Top pegmatite, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for John S. White, Jr. (1933-), former editor of the Mineralogical Record and professional curator of minerals and gems. | ||
Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Image | |||
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Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Crystallography |
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a:b:c =2.1275:1:1.4491 | ||
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a = 14.842, b = 6.976, c = 10.109, Z = 2; beta = 112.59° V = 966.36 Den(Calc)= 2.60 | ||
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Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/a | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 9.31(1), 2.79(0.8), 4.85(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Whiteite-(CaMnMg) |
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[???] Indistinct | ||
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Greenish yellow, Yellow, Light lilac, Pink. | ||
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2.63 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
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Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. | ||
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Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | ||
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3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Whiteite-(CaMnMg) |
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CI meas= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.225,KPDmeas= 0.2224,KC= 0.2251 |
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Biaxial (+), a=1.58, b=1.584, g=1.591, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=74-81. | ||
Calculated Properties of Whiteite-(CaMnMg) |
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relectron=2.62 gm/cc |
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Fermion Index = 0.00677 Boson Index = 0.99323 |
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PEWhiteite-(CaMnMg) = 3.62 barns/electron |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Whiteite-(CaMnMg) is Not Radioactive |
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Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Classification |
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42.11.3.3 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(42.11)where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O) | |||
(42.11.3)Dana Group | |||
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VII/D.29-20 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of very big and medium size: Al, Mg and Ca, Na, K | |||
VII/D.29 - Whiteite - Jahnsite group | |||
Other Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p933,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p933,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Whiteite-(CaMnMg) : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Whiteite-(CaMnMg) using: Visit our Advertisers for Whiteite-(CaMnMg) : Translate Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Mineral Data : Ask about Whiteite-(CaMnMg) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Specimen Label here :
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