Koninckite Mineral Data

Koninckite Mineral Data +

[Mineral Auctions] [Register] [Current Auctions] [Log In] [www.danweinrich.com]
Dan Weinrich Auctions
Specializing In Live Weekly Auctions Of Top Quality Mineral Specimens
The Place To Find Great Specimens At Great Prices!

General Koninckite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++PO4·3(H2O) (?)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 204.86 gm

Iron 27.26 % Fe 38.98 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 15.12 % P 34.64 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 2.95 % H 26.38 % H₂O

Oxygen 54.67 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺(PO₄)·3(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1883

Locality:

Richelle, Vise, near Liege, Belgium. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Laurent Guillaumen de Koninck (1809-1887), Belgian geologist.

Koninckite Image

Images:

Koninckite

Comments: Pale pink botryoidal crust of koninckite on rock.
Location: Richelle, Liege, Belgium. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Koninckite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.21506

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.95, c = 14.52, Z = 16; V = 2,073.49 Den(Calc)= 2.62

Crystal System:

TetragonalSpace Group: Unk

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.47(1), 3.79(0.3), 2.99(0.2),3.85(0.2), 3.36(0.1), 3.66(0.1), 4.52(0.1), 6(0.1),

Physical Properties of Koninckite

Cleavage:

[???] Good

Color:

Yellow, White.

Density:

2.4

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Koninckite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.097 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.249,KPDmeas= 0.2718,KC= 0.2759

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.645, b=1.656, g=1.656, bire=0.0110

Calculated Properties of Koninckite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.41 gm/cc
note: r_Koninckite=2.40 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00604
Boson Index = 0.99396

Photoelectric:

PE_Koninckite= 8.70 barns/electron
U=PE_Koninckite x r_electron= 21.00 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Koninckite is Not Radioactive

Koninckite Classification

Dana Class:

40.4.2.1 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.4)where A+++ XO4 · x(H2O)

(40.4.2)Dana Group

40.4.2.1 Koninckite FePO4·3(H2O)(?) Unk Tetra

Strunz Class:

VII/C.09-90 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/C - Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg

VII/C.09 - Variscite group

VII/C.09-10 Metavariscite AlPO4·2(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/C.09-20 Phosphosiderite FePO4·2(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/C.09-30 Kolbeckite ScPO4·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

VII/C.09-35 Malhmoodite FeZr(PO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VII/C.09-50 Variscite AlPO4·2(H2O) Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.09-60 Strengite FePO4·2(H2O) Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.09-70 Mansfieldite AlAsO4·2(H2O) Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.09-80 Scorodite FeAsO4·2(H2O) Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.09-85 Yanomamite In(AsO4)·2(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.09-88 Parascorodite! FeAsO4·2(H2O) HEX ? Hex

VII/C.09-90 Koninckite FePO4·3(H2O)(?) Unk Tetra

Other Koninckite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Koninckite :
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

Search for Koninckite using:

[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [About.com] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [LookSmart] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Koninckite :
AA Mineral Specimens
B and L Minerals
Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
Dan Weinrich Auctions
e-Rocks Auctions
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Fabre Minerals
Greenside Minerals
John Betts Fine Minerals
Masons Minerals
Minernet.it
Mineral News
Mineral of the Month Club
MineralsWeb Fine Minerals
Rockshop.cz Kalat Fine Minerals
T G Fine Minerals
Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Koninckite Mineral Data :

Ask about Koninckite 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 Koninckite Specimen Label here :

Koninckite

Fe+++PO4·3(H2O) (?)
Dana No: 40.4.2.1 Strunz No: VII/C.09-90
Locality:

Notes: