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General Kipushite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 678.42 gm
   Zinc        21.69 %  Zn   26.99 % ZnO
   Copper      35.13 %  Cu   43.97 % CuO
   Phosphorus   9.13 %  P    20.92 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.04 %  H     9.29 % H2O
   Oxygen      33.02 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      101.18 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: 5(Cu0.75)5(Zn0.25)Zn(PO4)2(OH)5·(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1985
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 201847
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Kipushite

Comments: Green microcrystals of kipushite on matrix.
Location: Kipushi, Shaba, Zaire. Scale: 10x8x5 mm.
© Richard Dale / Dale Minerals

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Kipushite

Comments: Prismatic emerald green microcrystals of kipushite on quartz.
Location: Snowshoe Claim, near Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Kipushite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.3321:1:1.165
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 12.197, b = 9.156, c = 10.667, Z = 4; beta = 99.77° V = 1,173.97 Den(Calc)= 3.84
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 4.03(1), 2.554(0.9), 2.97(0.6),
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Piret P , Deliens M , Piret-Meunier J , The Canadian Mineralogist , 23 (1985) p.35-42, Occurrence and crystal structure of kipushite, a new copper-zinc, phosphate from Kipushi, Zaire, Locality: Kipushi, Zaire

 

Physical Properties of Kipushite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Emerald green.
Help on Density: Density: 3.8
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: light blue
 

Optical Properties of Kipushite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1885,KPDmeas= 0.1904,KC= 0.1873
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.693, b=1.738, g=1.74, bire=0.0470
 

Calculated Properties of Kipushite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.68 gm/cc
note: rKipushite =3.84 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00905
Boson Index = 0.99095
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKipushite = 26.70 barns/electron
U=PEKipushite x relectron= 98.32 barns/cc.

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

Kipushite is Not Radioactive

 

Kipushite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.2.4.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.2)where (AB)3 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.2.4)Dana Group
 
42.2.4.1 Kipushite (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
42.2.4.2 Philipsburgite (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/D.19-10 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe
  VII/D.19 - Kipushite - Veszelyite series
 
VII/D.19-10 Kipushite (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.19-20 Philipsburgite (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.19-30 Veszelyite (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
 

Other Kipushite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kipushite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)
Dana No: 42.2.4.1 Strunz No: VII/D.19-10
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