Clinomimetite Mineral Data

Clinomimetite Mineral Data

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General Clinomimetite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,488.21 gm

Arsenic 15.10 % As 23.17 % As₂O₅

Lead 69.61 % Pb 74.99 % PbO

Chlorine 2.38 % Cl 2.38 % Cl

- % Cl -0.54 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 12.90 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1991

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 69961

IMA1990-043

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Clinomimetite Image

Images:

Clinomimetite

Comments: Yellow crystals of clinomimetite.
Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Size of the largest crystal 12 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Clinomimetite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5001:1:0.366

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.1891, b = 20.3723, c = 7.4564, Z = 4; beta = 119.8827° V = 1,341.99 Den(Calc)= 7.37

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/b

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.06(1), 3.01(0.95), 2.96(0.65),

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Yongshan D , Hughes J M , Moore P B , The Canadian Mineralogist , 29 (1991) p.369-376, The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl, Locality: Johanngeorgenstat, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany

Physical Properties of Clinomimetite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Greenish yellow, White, Wax yellow.

Density:

7.36

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Subadamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Clinomimetite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.074 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1554,KPDmeas= 0.1556,KC= 0.1448

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), b=2.14-2.15, 2V(Meas)=8.

Calculated Properties of Clinomimetite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.16 gm/cc
note: r_{Clinomimetite}=7.37 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.1539
Boson Index = 0.8461

Photoelectric:

PE_{Clinomimetite}=1,290.30 barns/electron
U=PE_{Clinomimetite} x r_electron=7,949.00 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Clinomimetite is Not Radioactive

Clinomimetite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(41.8)where (A)5 (XO4)3 Zq

(41.8.6)Dana Group

41.8.6.1 Clinomimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 2₁/b 2/m

41.8.6.2 IMA2004-006! (Ca,Na)5[(P,S)O4]3(OH,Cl) P 2₁/b 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/B.39-165 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH. cations of medium and big size: Mg, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na, K, Ba, Pb

VII/B.39 - Apatite - Pyromorphite group

VII/B.39-10 Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-20 Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-30 Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-40 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-50 Carbonate-fluorapatite Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-60 Svabite Ca5(AsO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-70 Turneaureite Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-80 Johnbaumite Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

VII/B.39-90 Fermorite (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-95 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

VII/B.39-100 Strontium-apatite (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-110 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

VII/B.39-115 Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

VII/B.39-117 Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

VII/B.39-120 Alforsite Ba5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-130 Morelandite (Ba,Ca,Pb)5(AsO4,PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

VII/B.39-140 Hedyphane Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-150 Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-160 Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

VII/B.39-165 Clinomimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 2₁/b 2/m

VII/B.39-170 Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

Other Clinomimetite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Clinomimetite :
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 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Clinomimetite

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Dana No: 41.8.6.1 Strunz No: VII/B.39-165
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