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General Faustite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 823.92 gm
   Aluminum    19.65 %  Al   37.13 % Al2O3
   Zinc         6.35 %  Zn    7.90 % ZnO
   Copper       1.54 %  Cu    1.74 % Cu2O
   Phosphorus  15.04 %  P    34.46 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     2.08 %  H    18.59 % H2O
   Oxygen      55.34 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       99.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Zn0.8Cu0.2Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4.5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: In argillized shales associated with copper mineralization.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953
Help on Locality: Locality: Copper King mine, about 16 km northwest of Carlin, Maggie Creek district, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for George Tobias Faust (1908-1985), mineralogist and geologist, U. S. Geological Survey.
 

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Faustite

Comments: White botryoidal faustite on matrix.
Location: Rain Mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Faustite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.7522:1:0.7755
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.44, b = 9.89, c = 7.67, Z = 1; alpha = 107.2°, beta = 115.6°, gamma = 69.65° V = 455.86 Den(Calc)= 3.00
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): 3.68(1), 2.89(0.8), 6.7(0.7),
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Kolitsch U , Giester G , Mineralogical Magazine , 64 (2000) p.905-913, The crystal structure of faustite and its copper analogue turquoise, Locality: Iron Monarch iron ore deposit, South Australia

 

Physical Properties of Faustite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Apple green.
Help on Density: Density: 2.92
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Help on Habit: Habit: Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface.
Help on Habit: Habit: Nuggets - Irregular lumps produced by stream transport of malleable metals.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luster: Luster: Earthy (Dull)
Help on Streak: Streak: greenish white
 

Optical Properties of Faustite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.07 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2043,KPDmeas= 0.2099,KC= 0.2196
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), b=1.613
 

Calculated Properties of Faustite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.93 gm/cc
note: rFaustite =2.92 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00287
Boson Index = 0.99713
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFaustite = 5.02 barns/electron
U=PEFaustite x relectron= 14.68 barns/cc.

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

Faustite is Not Radioactive

 

Faustite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.9.3.3 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.9)where (A)3 (XO4)2 Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.9.3)Dana Group
 
42.9.3.1 Turquoise CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
42.9.3.2 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4-5(H2O) P1 1
 
42.9.3.3 Faustite (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
42.9.3.4 Chalcosiderite CuFe6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
42.9.3.5 Aheylite (Fe,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
42.9.3.6 Planerite Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/D.15-50 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe
  VII/D.15 - Turquoise group
 
VII/D.15-10 Planerite Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/D.15-20 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4-5(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/D.15-30 Aheylite (Fe,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/D.15-40 Turquoise CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/D.15-50 Faustite (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/D.15-60 Chalcosiderite CuFe6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) P1 1
 

Other Faustite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic4)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Faustite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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(Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O)
Dana No: 42.9.3.3 Strunz No: VII/D.15-50
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