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General Artroeite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: PbAlF3(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 325.19 gm
   Aluminum   8.30 %  Al   15.68 % Al2O3
   Hydrogen   0.62 %  H     5.54 % H2O
   Lead      63.72 %  Pb   68.64 % PbO
   Oxygen     9.84 %  O
   Fluorine  17.53 %  F    17.53 % F
               -   %  F    -7.38 % -O=F2
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PbAlF3(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: In a quartz-lined vug.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1995
Help on Locality: Locality: The Grand Reef mine, near Klondyke, Graham County, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For Dr. Arthur (Art) Roe (1912-1993).
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 79740
  IMA1993-031
  PDF 47-1868
 

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Artroeite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.9192:1:0.7413
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.27, b = 6.821, c = 5.057, Z = 2; alpha = 90.113°, beta = 107.115°, gamma = 104.767° V = 199.87 Den(Calc)= 5.40
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 4.42(1), 2.595(0.7), 2.19(0.65),
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Kampf A R , Foord E E , American Mineralogist , 80 (1995) p.179-183, Artroeite, PbAlF3(OH)2, a new mineral from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County,, Arizona: Description and crystal structure

 

Physical Properties of Artroeite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [100] Perfect, [010] Good
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 5.36 - 5.42, Average = 5.39
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2.5 - Finger Nail
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Artroeite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.179 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.181 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1236,KPDmeas= 0.1238,KC= 0.1508
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.629, b=1.682, g=1.691, bire=0.0620, 2V(Calc)=42, 2V(Meas)=41.
 

Calculated Properties of Artroeite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.64 gm/cc
note: rArtroeite =5.39 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.14086
Boson Index = 0.85914
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEArtroeite =1,136.36 barns/electron
U=PEArtroeite x relectron=5,273.80 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Artroeite is Not Radioactive

 

Artroeite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 11.6.18.1 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides
  (11.6)with miscellaneous formulae
  (11.6.18)Dana Group
 
11.6.18.1 Artroeite PbAlF3(OH)2 P1 1
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: III/C.01-35 III - Halogenides
  III/C - Double halogenides with water, Fluorides
  III/C.01 - Gearksutite - Chukhrovite - (Ce) series
 
III/C.01-10 Gearksutite CaAl(OH,F)5·(H2O) Mono
 
III/C.01-20 Acuminite SrAlF4(OH)·(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
 
III/C.01-30 Tikhonenkovite SrAl(OH)F4·(H2O) Unk Mono
 
III/C.01-35 Artroeite PbAlF3(OH)2 P1 1
 
III/C.01-40 Creedite Ca3Al2(SO4)(F,OH)10·2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
 
III/C.01-50 Chukhrovite-(Y) Ca3(Y,Ce)Al2(SO4)F13·10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
III/C.01-60 Chukhrovite-(Ce) Ca3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13·10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 

Other Artroeite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p179-183,1995) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Artroeite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Artroeite

PbAlF3(OH)2
Dana No: 11.6.18.1 Strunz No: III/C.01-35
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