Loseyite Mineral Data

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General Loseyite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn,Zn)7(CO3)2(OH)10

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 692.95 gm

Manganese 41.62 % Mn 53.74 % MnO

Zinc 16.51 % Zn 20.55 % ZnO

Hydrogen 1.45 % H 13.00 % H₂O

Carbon 3.47 % C 12.70 % CO₂

Oxygen 36.94 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

7(Mn²⁺_0.75)7(Zn_0.25)(CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀

Environment:

Secondary mineral in zinc and manganese deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929

Locality:

Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 15553

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Loseyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.9455:1:2.7132

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.23, b = 5.51, c = 14.95, Z = 4; beta = 95.4° V = 1,331.00 Den(Calc)= 3.46

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/a

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.63(1), 3.68(1), 3.8(0.9),

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Physical Properties of Loseyite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Bluish white, Brownish, Brownish white.

Density:

3.27

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to translucent

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Loseyite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.098 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1889,KPDmeas= 0.1999,KC= 0.2094

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.637, b=1.648, g=1.676, bire=0.0390, 2V(Calc)=66, 2V(Meas)=64. Dispersion relatively weak.

Calculated Properties of Loseyite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.15 gm/cc
note: r_Loseyite=3.27 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00733
Boson Index = 0.99267

Photoelectric:

PE_Loseyite= 18.95 barns/electron
U=PE_Loseyite x r_electron= 59.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Loseyite is Not Radioactive

Loseyite Classification

Dana Class:

16a.5.3.1 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen

(16a.5)with miscellaneous formulae

(16a.5.3)Dana Group

16a.5.3.1 Loseyite (Mn,Zn)7(CO3)2(OH)10 A2/a 2/m

16a.5.3.2 Sclarite (Zn,Mg,Mn)4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 A2/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

V/C.01-120 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates

V/C - Waterfree carbonates with unfamiliar anions

V/C.01 - Azurite - Rosasite group and related compounds

V/C.01-10 Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-20 Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-25 Georgeite Cu5(CO3)3(OH)4·6(H2O) None

V/C.01-30 Pokrovskite Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·0.5(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-40 Mcguinnessite (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2/a or P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-50 Kolwezite (Cu,Co)2(CO3)(OH)2 P1 or P1 Tri

V/C.01-60 Glaukosphaerite (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-70 Nullaginite Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2₁/m,P 2₁ Mono

V/C.01-80 Rosasite (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-90 Zincrosasite (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/C.01-100 Hydrozincite Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 C 2/m 2/m

V/C.01-105 Brianyoungite Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

V/C.01-110 Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 P 2₁/m 2/m

V/C.01-120 Loseyite (Mn,Zn)7(CO3)2(OH)10 A2/a 2/m

V/C.01-130 Sclarite (Zn,Mg,Mn)4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 A2/a 2/m

Other Loseyite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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Loseyite

(Mn,Zn)7(CO3)2(OH)10
Dana No: 16a.5.3.1 Strunz No: V/C.01-120
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