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General Leningradite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: PbCu++3(VO4)Cl2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 583.68 gm
   Vanadium   8.73 %  V    15.58 % V2O5
   Copper    32.66 %  Cu   40.88 % CuO
   Lead      35.50 %  Pb   38.24 % PbO
   Chlorine  12.15 %  Cl   12.15 % Cl
               -   %  Cl   -2.74 % -O=Cl2
   Oxygen    10.96 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      104.11 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PbCu3(VO4)Cl2
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
 

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Leningradite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8109:1:0.8445
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.988, b = 11.083, c = 9.36, Z = 4; V = 932.39 Den(Calc)= 4.16
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: I bam
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.418(1), 2.763(0.95), 2.358(0.73),
 

Physical Properties of Leningradite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Red, Reddish brown.
Help on Density: Density: 4.8
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: orange red
 

Optical Properties of Leningradite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.299 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.499 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.3173,KPDmeas= 0.275,KC= 0.2117
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), b=2.29, g=2.35,
 

Calculated Properties of Leningradite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.24 gm/cc
note: rLeningradite =4.80 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.07872
Boson Index = 0.92128
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELeningradite = 634.63 barns/electron
U=PELeningradite x relectron=2,692.98 barns/cc.

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

Leningradite is Not Radioactive

 

Leningradite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 41.5.17.1 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (41.5)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq
  (41.5.17)Dana Group
 
41.5.17.1 Leningradite PbCu3(VO4)Cl2 I bam 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/B.28-60 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH. cations of medium and big size: Mg, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na, K, Ba, Pb
  VII/B.28 - Carminite series
 
VII/B.28-10 Bertossaite Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 Imaa,Iaa2 Ortho
 
VII/B.28-20 Palermoite (Sr,Ca)(Li,Na)2Al4(PO4)4(OH)4 I mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.28-30 Attakolite (Ca,Sr)Mn(Al,Fe)4[(Si,P)O4]H(PO4)3(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.28-35 Sewardite! CaFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.28-40 Carminite PbFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.28-60 Leningradite PbCu3(VO4)Cl2 I bam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.28-70 Namibite CuBi2(VO4)O2 C 2/m,Cm,C 2 Mono
 
VII/B.28-80 Paganoite! (Ni,Co)BiAsO5 P1 1
 

Other Leningradite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1435,1991) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1435,1991)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Leningradite :
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

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Leningradite

PbCu++3(VO4)Cl2
Dana No: 41.5.17.1 Strunz No: VII/B.28-60
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