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General Mapimite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Zn2Fe+++3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 963.26 gm
   Zinc      13.58 %  Zn   16.90 % ZnO
   Iron      17.39 %  Fe   24.87 % Fe2O3
   Arsenic   23.33 %  As   35.79 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   2.51 %  H    22.44 % H2O
   Oxygen    43.19 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Zn2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 26554
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Mapimite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.0114:1:0.7672
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 11.425, b = 11.296, c = 8.667, Z = 2; beta = 107.733° V = 1,065.39 Den(Calc)= 3.00
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 8.24(1), 7.83(0.94), 4.662(0.61),
 

Physical Properties of Mapimite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Good
Help on Color: Color: Blue, Green.
Help on Density: Density: 2.95
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Mapimite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2291,KPDmeas= 0.233,KC= 0.2393
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.672, b=1.678, g=1.712, bire=0.0400, 2V(Calc)=48, 2V(Meas)=50.
 

Calculated Properties of Mapimite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.87 gm/cc
note: rMapimite =2.95 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00946
Boson Index = 0.99054
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMapimite = 27.46 barns/electron
U=PEMapimite x relectron= 78.88 barns/cc.

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

Mapimite is Not Radioactive

 

Mapimite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.8.7.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.8)where (AB)7 (XO4)4 Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.8.7)Dana Group
 
42.8.7.1 Mapimite Zn2Fe3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10(H2O) Cm m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/D.08-60 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe
  VII/D.08 - Arthurite group
 
VII/D.08-10 Kleemanite ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·3(H2O) P 2, P 21, P 2/m or P 21/m Mono
 
VII/D.08-20 Whitmoreite FeFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.08-30 Earlshannonite (Mn,Fe)Fe2(PO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.08-40 Arthurite CuFe2(AsO4,PO4,SO4)2(O,OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.08-45 Cobaltarthurite! CoFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.08-50 Ojuelaite ZnFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.08-60 Mapimite Zn2Fe3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10(H2O) Cm m
 

Other Mapimite 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 Mapimite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Zn2Fe+++3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10(H2O)
Dana No: 42.8.7.1 Strunz No: VII/D.08-60
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