| Kaluginite Mineral Data |
General Kaluginite Information |
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| (Mn++,Ca)MgFe+++(PO4)2(OH)·4(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 410.39 gm | |||
| Calcium 2.44 % Ca 3.42 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 5.92 % Mg 9.82 % MgO | |||
| Manganese 10.04 % Mn 12.96 % MnO | |||
| Iron 13.61 % Fe 19.46 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Phosphorus 15.09 % P 34.59 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.21 % H 19.75 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 50.68 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Mn2+0.75Ca0.25MgFe3+(PO4)2(OH)·4(H2O) | |||
| Secondary decomposition product from a granitic pegmatite vein. | |||
| Not Approved IMA 1991 | |||
| Ilmenskij National Park, Rual Mountans, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Aleksandr V. Kalugin (1857-1933), mineralogist, Ural Mountains, Russia. | |||
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Kaluginite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.4027:1:0.1921 | |||
| a = 15.05, b = 37.37, c = 7.18, Z = 16; V = 4,038.16 Den(Calc)= 2.70 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C cca | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 9.38(1), 2.84(0.9), 2.6(0.8), | |||
Physical Properties of Kaluginite |
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| [???] Indistinct | |||
| Green yellow, Yellow green. | |||
| 2.69 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| 3.5 - Copper Penny | |||
| Vitreous - Greasy | |||
| yellow white | |||
Optical Properties of Kaluginite |
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| CI meas= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2379,KPDmeas= 0.2388,KC= 0.2441 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.627, b=1.642, g=1.658, bire=0.0310, 2V(Calc)=90, 2V(Meas)=90. | |||
Calculated Properties of Kaluginite |
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relectron=2.68 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00908 Boson Index = 0.99092 |
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PEKaluginite = 7.67 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kaluginite is Not Radioactive |
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Kaluginite Classification |
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| 42.11.1.6 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (42.11)where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O) | |||
| (42.11.1)Dana Group | |||
| VII/D.03-15 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe | |||
| VII/D.03 - Giniite - Schoonerite series | |||
Other Kaluginite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19) | |||
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