Angelellite Mineral Data

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General Angelellite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++4(AsO4)2O3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 549.22 gm

Iron 40.67 % Fe 58.15 % Fe₂O₃

Arsenic 27.28 % As 41.85 % As₂O₅

Oxygen 32.04 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₂O₃

Environment:

Probably of exhalative origin, in tin ore.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1959

Locality:

From the Vela Yareta tin mine, on Cerro Pululus, east of Laguna Vilama, Jujuy Province, Argentina. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

To honor Dr. Victorio Angelelli (1908- ), Argentinean mining geologist, Director of the Argentinean Geological Survey.

Synonym:

ICSD 100442

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Angelellite Image

Images:

Angelellite

Comments: Back microcrystalline angelellite on matrix.
Location: Cerro Pululus Tin Mine, Jujuy, Argentina. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Angelellite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.775:1:1.0955

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.03, b = 6.49, c = 7.11, Z = 1; alpha = 114°, beta = 116°, gamma = 81° V = 188.23 Den(Calc)= 4.84

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.152(1), 2.997(0.7), 2.856(0.5),

Crystal Structure:

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Moore P B , Araki T , Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen , 132 (1978) p.91-100, Angelellite, Fe4O3(AsO4)2: a novel cubic close-packed oxide structure

Physical Properties of Angelellite

Cleavage:

[???] Indistinct

Color:

Black brown.

Density:

4.867

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Adamantine - Metallic

Streak:

reddish brown

Optical Properties of Angelellite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2569,KPDmeas= 0.2555,KC= 0.251

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=2.13, b=2.2, g=2.4, bire=0.2700

Calculated Properties of Angelellite

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.57 gm/cc
note: r_Angelellite=4.87 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00877
Boson Index = 0.99123

Photoelectric:

PE_Angelellite= 31.39 barns/electron
U=PE_Angelellite x r_electron= 143.54 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Angelellite is Not Radioactive

Angelellite Classification

Dana Class:

41.6.10.1 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.6)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.6.10)Dana Group

41.6.10.1 Angelellite Fe4(AsO4)2O3 P1 1

Strunz Class:

VII/B.09-20 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O,OH, cations of medium size: Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pseudomalachite group and related compounds

VII/B.09 - Aerugite - Aangelellite series

VII/B.09-10 Aerugite ([],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6)(?) R 3m 3 2/m

VII/B.09-15 Grattarolaite! Fe3O3(PO4) R 3m 3m

VII/B.09-20 Angelellite Fe4(AsO4)2O3 P1 1

Other Angelellite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Angelellite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - WWW-MINCRYST 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Angelellite

Fe+++4(AsO4)2O3
Dana No: 41.6.10.1 Strunz No: VII/B.09-20
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