Kleberite Mineral Data

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General Kleberite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: FeTi6O13·4(H2O) (?)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 623.18 gm
   Titanium  46.10 %  Ti   76.91 % TiO2
   Iron       8.96 %  Fe   11.53 % FeO
   Hydrogen   1.29 %  H    11.56 % H2O
   Oxygen    43.65 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe2+Ti6O13·4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Heavy mineral fraction from Tertiary sediments. Data is not correct, a doubtful species.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA 1978
Help on Locality: Locality: Near Konigshain and near Borna, western Weissel basin, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Will Kleber (1906-1970), Humboldt University, Berlin.
 

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Kleberite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.92914
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.94, c = 4.59, Z = 0.3; V = 97.01 Den(Calc)= 3.20
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 63mcm ?
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 1.67(1), 1.42(0.6), 2.16(0.6),2.46(0.3),
 

Physical Properties of Kleberite

Help on Color: Color: Dark brown, Black.
Help on Density: Density: 3.27
Help on Habit: Habit: Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
 

Optical Properties of Kleberite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.242 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.226 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2813,KPDmeas= 0.2752,KC= 0.3632
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (?), a=1.8-2.
 

Calculated Properties of Kleberite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.10 gm/cc
note: rKleberite =3.20 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.06171
Boson Index = 0.93829
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKleberite = 10.31 barns/electron
U=PEKleberite x relectron= 31.97 barns/cc.

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

Kleberite is Not Radioactive

 

Kleberite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 7.11.10.1 (7)Multiple Oxides
  (7.11)as titano-oxides with [4] and [6] substitutions
  (7.11.10)Dana Group
 
7.11.10.1 Kleberite * FeTi6O13·4(H2O)(?) P 63mcm ? 6mm
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/C.25-10 IV - Oxides
  IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds)
  IV/C.25 - Mongshanite - Kleberite series
 
IV/C.25-05 Mongshanite* (Mg,Cr,Fe)2(Ti,Zr)5O12 Unk Hex
 
IV/C.25-10 Kleberite FeTi6O13·4(H2O)(?) P 63mcm ? 6mm
 

Other Kleberite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kleberite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Kleberite

FeTi6O13·4(H2O) (?)
Dana No: 7.11.10.1 Strunz No: IV/C.25-10
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