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General Ferrowodginite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Fe++SnTa2O8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 664.45 gm
   Tantalum  54.47 %  Ta   66.51 % Ta2O5
   Iron       8.41 %  Fe   10.81 % FeO
   Tin       17.87 %  Sn   20.27 % SnO
   Oxygen    19.26 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       97.59 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe2+SnTa2O8
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1992
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1984-006
 

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Ferrowodginite

Comments: Dark brown massive ferrowodginite.
Location: Nyanga Number 2 Pegmatite, Ankole, Uganda. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ferrowodginite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8228:1:0.4378
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.415, b = 11.442, c = 5.0103, Z = 4; beta = 90.8° V = 539.69 Den(Calc)= 8.18
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.97(1), 4.16(0.5), 2.493(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Ferrowodginite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Dark brown, Black.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: dark brown
 

Optical Properties of Ferrowodginite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 2.22 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1491) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Ferrowodginite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=7.04 gm/cc
note: rFerrowodginite =8.18 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.03163
Boson Index = 0.96837
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFerrowodginite = 711.51 barns/electron
U=PEFerrowodginite x relectron=5,010.36 barns/cc.

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

Ferrowodginite is Not Radioactive

 

Ferrowodginite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 8.1.8.2 (8)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti
  (8.1)where A BO4
  (8.1.8)Dana Group
 
8.1.8.1 Wodginite Mn(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
8.1.8.2 Ferrowodginite FeSnTa2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
8.1.8.3 Titanowodginite (Mn,Fe)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
8.1.8.4 Lithiowodginite LiTa3O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
8.1.8.5 Ferrotitanowodginite! FeTiTa2O8 C 2/m 2/m
 
8.1.8.6 IMA2000-026! (Mn,Li)4(Ta,Sn)4(Ta,Nb)8O32 C 2/c 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/D.17-60 IV - Oxides
  IV/D - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds)
  IV/D.17 - Qitianglinite - Lithiowodginite series
 
IV/D.17-05 Koragoite (Mn,Fe)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(Nb,Mn)2(W,Ta)2O20 P 21 2
 
IV/D.17-10 Qitianlingite Fe2Nb2WO10 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/D.17-20 Ashanite? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/D.17-30 Ixiolite (Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn,Fe)O2 P 2/c 2/m
 
IV/D.17-40 Titanowodginite (Mn,Fe)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
IV/D.17-50 Wodginite Mn(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
IV/D.17-55 Ferrotitanowodginite! FeTiTa2O8 C 2/m 2/m
 
IV/D.17-60 Ferrowodginite FeSnTa2O8 C 2/c 2/m
 
IV/D.17-70 Lithiowodginite LiTa3O8 C 2/c 2/m
 

Other Ferrowodginite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Bull.Miner.,Vol.107-111,1984-1988)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Ferrowodginite :
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 -École des Mines de Paris

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Ferrowodginite

Fe++SnTa2O8
Dana No: 8.1.8.2 Strunz No: IV/D.17-60
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