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General Mpororoite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Al(WO3)(OH)3·2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 345.88 gm
   Aluminum   7.80 %  Al   14.74 % Al2O3
   Hydrogen   2.04 %  H    18.23 % H2O
   Tungsten  53.15 %  W    67.03 % WO3
   Oxygen    37.01 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Al(WO3)(OH)3·2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Alteration product of scheelite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1972
Help on Locality: Locality: Mpororo tungsten mine, Kigezi, Uganda. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
 

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Mpororoite   Anthoinite

Comments: White chalky massive mpororoite with brown anthoinite.
Location: Kara Mine, Tasmania, Australia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Mpororoite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8202:1:0.7155
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.4, b = 11.46, c = 8.2, Z = 7; alpha = 94.33°, beta = 89.75°, gamma = 95.17° V = 877.22 Den(Calc)= 4.58
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 8.21(1), 3.08(0.9), 4.2(0.2),5.69(0.2), 6.18(0.2), 2.36(0.1), 4.73(0.1),
 

Physical Properties of Mpororoite

Help on Color: Color: Greenish yellow.
Help on Habit: Habit: Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Help on Habit: Habit: Powdery - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent pulverulent mass.
Help on Luster: Luster: Earthy (Dull)
Help on Streak: Streak: yellow white
 

Optical Properties of Mpororoite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 1.95 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2071) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Mpororoite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.18 gm/cc
note: rMpororoite =4.58 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.07608
Boson Index = 0.92392
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMpororoite = 628.09 barns/electron
U=PEMpororoite x relectron=2,628.11 barns/cc.

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

Mpororoite is Not Radioactive

 

Mpororoite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 49.3.4.1 (49)Basic and Hydrated Molybdates and Tungstates
  (49.3)(Hydrated, containing Hydroxyl or Halogen)
  (49.3.4)Dana Group
 
49.3.4.1 Mpororoite Al(WO3)(OH)3·2(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/E.02-60 IV - Oxides
  IV/E - Oxides with metal : oxygen < 1:2 (M2O5, MO3)
  IV/E.02 - Tungstite - Cerotungstite-(Ce) series
 
IV/E.02-10 Tungstite WO3·(H2O) Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/E.02-20 Meymacite WO3·2(H2O) None
 
IV/E.02-30 Hydrotungstite H2WO4·(H2O) P 2/m 2/m
 
IV/E.02-40 Alumotungstite (W,Al)(O,OH)3(?) Unk Cubic
 
IV/E.02-50 Anthoinite AlWO3(OH)3 P1 or P1 Tri
 
IV/E.02-60 Mpororoite Al(WO3)(OH)3·2(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
 
IV/E.02-70 Yttrotungstite-(Y) YW2O6(OH)3 P 21/m 2/m
 
IV/E.02-75 Yttrotungstite-(Ce)! (Ce,Nd,Y)W2O6(OH)3 P 21/m 2/m
 
IV/E.02-80 Cerotungstite-(Ce) CeW2O6(OH)3 P 21/m 2/m
 

Other Mpororoite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Mpororoite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Mpororoite

Al(WO3)(OH)3·2(H2O)
Dana No: 49.3.4.1 Strunz No: IV/E.02-60
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