Merrillite-(Ca) Mineral Data

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General Merrillite-(Ca) Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,[ ])19Mg2(PO4)14

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,099.61 gm

Calcium 34.36 % Ca 48.08 % CaO

Magnesium 2.32 % Mg 3.84 % MgO

Phosphorus 20.65 % P 47.32 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 42.67 % O

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100.00 % 99.24 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₁₈Mg₂(PO₄)₁₄

Environment:

Extraterrestrial bodies.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1977

Locality:

Lunar rocks. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after George Perkins Merrill (1854-1929), meteorite specialist at U. S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. USA.

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Merrillite-(Ca) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:3.58096

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.362, c = 37.106, Z = 3; V = 3,450.34 Den(Calc)= 3.03

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.85(1), 2.58(0.6), 3.19(0.6),3.43(0.6), 5.18(0.6), 1.71(0.5), 1.92(0.5), 1.54(0.4),

Physical Properties of Merrillite-(Ca)

Habit:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes

Optical Properties of Merrillite-(Ca)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.051 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2051,KC= 0.1952
Ncalc = 1.59

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.62, w=1.623, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Merrillite-(Ca)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.01 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Merrillite-(Ca) =3.03 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0029838637
Boson Index = 0.9970161363

Photoelectric:

PE_{Merrillite-(Ca)}= 5.27 barns/electron
U=PE_{Merrillite-(Ca)} x rElectron Density= 15.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Merrillite-(Ca) is Not Radioactive

Merrillite-(Ca) Classification

Dana Class:

38.03.04.03 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc

(38.03)(A+ B++)3 (XO4)2

(38.03.04)Whitlockite group

38.03.04.01 Whitlockite Ca9(Mg,Fe)(PO4)6(PO3OH) R 3c 3m

38.03.04.02 Strontiowhitlockite Sr7(Mg,Ca)3(PO4)6[PO3(OH)] R 3c 3m

38.03.04.03 Merrillite-(Ca)* (Ca,[])19Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

38.03.04.04 Merrillite Ca18Na2Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

38.03.04.05 Merrillite-(Y)* Ca16Y2Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

38.03.04.06 Ferromerrillite! Ca9NaFe(PO4)7 R 3c 3m

38.03.04.07 Tuite! Ca3(PO4)2 R 3m 3m

38.03.04.08 Bobdownsite! Ca9Mg(PO3F)(PO4)6 R 3c 3m

Strunz Class:

08.AC.45 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O

08.AC -With medium-sized and large cations

08.AC.45 Merrillite-(Ca)* (Ca,[])19Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Merrillite Ca18Na2Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Merrillite-(Y)* Ca16Y2Mg2(PO4)14 R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Strontiowhitlockite Sr7(Mg,Ca)3(PO4)6[PO3(OH)] R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Whitlockite Ca9(Mg,Fe)(PO4)6(PO3OH) R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Ferromerrillite! Ca9NaFe(PO4)7 R 3c 3m

08.AC.45 Tuite! Ca3(PO4)2 R 3m 3m

08.AC.45 Bobdownsite! Ca9Mg(PO3F)(PO4)6 R 3c 3m

Other Merrillite-(Ca) Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Merrillite-(Ca) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Merrillite-(Ca)

(Ca,[ ])19Mg2(PO4)14
Dana No: 38.03.04.03 Strunz No: 08.AC.45
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