Ferrolaueite Mineral Data

Ferrolaueite Mineral Data

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General Ferrolaueite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 535.62 gm

Iron 31.28 % Fe 13.41 % FeO / 29.81 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 11.57 % P 26.50 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.39 % H 30.27 % H₂O

Oxygen 53.77 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8(H₂O)

Environment:

Probably considerd to be ferroan laueite and not s separate species.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1992 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the ferrous analog of laueite.

Ferrolaueite Image

Images:

Ferrolaueite

Comments: Pale tan microcrystal aggregates of ferro laueite on quartz.
Location: My Creek, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ferrolaueite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Physical Properties of Ferrolaueite

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

Brownish yellow, Light yellow.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Streak:

white

Calculated Properties of Ferrolaueite

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00689
Boson Index = 0.99311

Photoelectric:

PE_Ferrolaueite= 9.68 barns/electron
U=PE_Ferrolaueite x r_electron= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Ferrolaueite is Not Radioactive

Ferrolaueite Classification

Dana Class:

42.11.10.5 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.11)where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.11.10)Dana Group

42.11.10.1 Laueite MnFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

42.11.10.2 Stewartite MnFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

42.11.10.3 Pseudolaueite MnFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·7-8(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

42.11.10.4 Ushkovite MgFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

42.11.10.5 Ferrolaueite ! FeFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) Tri

Strunz Class:

VII/D.10-45 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe

VII/D.10 - Paravauxite group

VII/D.10-10 Gordonite MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

VII/D.10-20 Ushkovite MgFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

VII/D.10-30 Paravauxite FeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

VII/D.10-35 Mangangordonite (Mn,Fe,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

VII/D.10-40 Sigloite FeAl2(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O) P1 1

VII/D.10-45 Ferrolaueite FeFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) Tri

VII/D.10-50 Laueite MnFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

Other Ferrolaueite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferrolaueite :
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 -École des Mines de Paris

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Ferrolaueite

Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O)
Dana No: 42.11.10.5 Strunz No: VII/D.10-45
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