Goldquarryite Mineral Data

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General Goldquarryite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 978.39 gm
	Potassium    0.16 %  K     0.19 % K2O
	Calcium      0.90 %  Ca    1.26 % CaO
	Aluminum     8.05 %  Al   15.22 % Al2O3
	Vanadium     0.05 %  V     0.08 % V2O3
	Zinc         0.07 %  Zn    0.08 % ZnO
	Cadmium     22.98 %  Cd   26.25 % CdO
	Copper       4.29 %  Cu    4.83 % Cu2O
	Nickel       0.06 %  Ni    0.08 % NiO
	Phosphorus  12.25 %  P    28.07 % P2O5
	Hydrogen     2.48 %  H    22.21 % H2O
	Oxygen      45.04 %  O
	Fluorine     3.67 %  F     3.67 % F
	-   %  F    -1.55 % -O=F2
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	100.00 %      100.38 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Cu0.66Ni0.01Zn0.01Cd2Ca0.22K0.04Al2.92V3+0.01(PO4)3.87F1.89(H2O)12.06
Environment:	Late-stage supergene mineral in a brecciated jasperoid host rock cemented by silica.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	5,425-foot bench of the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the locality.
Synonym:	IMA2001-058
Goldquarryite Image
Images:	Goldquarryite Comments: Single crystal of goldquarryite. Location: Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA.. Scale: Crystal length 0.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Goldquarryite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:	a:b:c =0.7473:1:1.1135
Cell Dimensions:	a = 6.787, b = 9.082, c = 10.113, Z = 1; alpha = 101.4°, beta = 104.27°, gamma = 102.51° V = 578.15 Den(Calc)= 2.81
Crystal System:	Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
X Ray Diffraction:	By Intensity(I/Io): 9.433(1)(001), 2.818(0.5)(022), 2.896(0.3)(211), 3.01(0.3)(212), 3.173(0.3)(113), 3.7(0.3)(022), 4.726(
Forms: Mouse Dbl Clk - Start-Stop Rotation RMB - Cycle Display Modes Drag1 - Manipulate Crystal Drag2 - Resize Keyboard S - Stereo I - Indicies <space> - Start-Stop Rotation F - Fit to Screen M - Menu Help on Above	Forms: [ 0 1 0] [ 1 0 0] [ 0 0 1] Warning: this large pop-up is very compute intensive and may not work well with some computers.
Crystal Structure: Mouse drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate Keyboard S - Stereo Pair on/off H - Help Screen I - Data Info A - Atoms On/Off P - Polyhedra On/Off B - Bonds On/Off Help on Above	Cooper M A , Hawthorne F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 42 (2004) p.753-761
Physical Properties of Goldquarryite
Cleavage:	None
Color:	Pale blue, Bluish gray.
Density:	2.78
Diaphaniety:	Transparent to Translucent
Fracture:	Brittle - Irregular - Very brittle fracture producing irregular fragments
Habit:	Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Habit:	Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)
Hardness:	3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite
Luster:	Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:	white
Optical Properties of Goldquarryite
Gladstone-Dale:	CI meas= 0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2042,KPDmeas= 0.2064,KC= 0.209
Optical Data:	Biaxial (+), a=1.57, b=1.573, g=1.578, bire=0.0080, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=~30. Dispersion r < v strong.
Calculated Properties of Goldquarryite
Electron Density:	relectron=2.72 gm/cc note: rGoldquarryite =2.78 gm/cc.
Fermion Index	Fermion Index = 0.05778 Boson Index = 0.94222
Photoelectric:	PEGoldquarryite = 59.57 barns/electron U=PEGoldquarryite x relectron= 162.02 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:	GRapi = 2.24 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Goldquarryite - barely detectable
Goldquarryite Classification
Dana Class:	42.10.5.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
	(42.10)where (AB)3 (XO4)2 Zq · x(H2O)
	(42.10.5)Dana Group
	42.10.5.1 Goldquarryite ! (Cu,[])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 P1 1
Strunz Class:	VII/D.25-33 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
	VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of very big and medium size: Al, Mg and Ca, Na, K
	VII/D.25 - Lavendulan series
	VII/D.25-10 Sampleite NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O) pseudo TET 2/m 2/m 2/m
	VII/D.25-20 Lavendulan NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) Unk Ortho
	VII/D.25-22 Zinclavendulan* NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl·4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho
	VII/D.25-24 Lemanskiite! NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4122 or P 4322 Tetra
	VII/D.25-25 Zdenekite NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4122,P 4322 4 2 2
	VII/D.25-27 Mahnertite! (Na,Ca)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O) I 4mmm 4 2 2
	VII/D.25-30 Shubnikovite Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)·7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho
	VII/D.25-33 Goldquarryite (Cu,[])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 P1 1
	VII/D.25-35 Andyrobertsite! KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
	VII/D.25-36 Calcio-andyrobertsite-1M! KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
	VII/D.25-36* Calcio-andyrobertsite-2O! KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
	VII/D.25-38 Esperanzaite! NaCa2Al2(AsO4)2F4(OH)·2(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
	VII/D.25-40 Englishite K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7·26(H2O) A2 or Aa 2
Other Goldquarryite Information
References:	NAME( MinRec, 34:237) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec, 34:237) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, 34:237)
See Also:	Links to other databases for Goldquarryite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Goldquarryite using:   Web webmineral.com [ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO] Visit our Advertisers for Goldquarryite : AA Mineral Specimens B & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Goldquarryite Mineral Data : Ask about Goldquarryite here : Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America Mindat.org's Discussion Groups Original Rockhounds Discussion Group Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Español Print or Cut-and-Paste your Goldquarryite Specimen Label here : Goldquarryite (Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 Dana No: 42.10.5.1 Strunz No: VII/D.25-33 Locality:   Notes: