Paralaurionite Mineral Data

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General Paralaurionite Information

Chemical Formula:

PbCl(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 259.66 gm

Hydrogen 0.39 % H 3.47 % H₂O

Lead 79.80 % Pb 85.96 % PbO

Chlorine 13.65 % Cl 13.65 % Cl

- % Cl -3.08 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 6.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

PbCl(OH)

Environment:

Secondary mineral from smelting activities.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899

Locality:

Ancient lead slags at Laurium, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named from its similarity to laurionite.

Name Pronunciation:

Paralaurionite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 74291

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Paralaurionite Image

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Paralaurionite

Comments: Transparent, prismatic Paralaurionite crystal.
Location: Laurium, Greece. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Paralaurionite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.711:1:1.8065

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.79, b = 3.98, c = 7.19, Z = 4; beta = 117.2° V = 274.62 Den(Calc)= 6.28

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.21(1), 5.14(1), 2.51(0.9),

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Merlino S , Pasero M , Perchialli N , Mineralogical Magazine , 57 (1993) p.323-328, Crystal structure of paralaurionite and its OD relationships with laurionite

Physical Properties of Paralaurionite

Cleavage:

{001} Distinct

Color:

Colorless, Violet, Green yellow, White.

Density:

6.05

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Subadamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Paralaurionite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.107 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.066 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1805,KPDmeas= 0.1873,KC= 0.1693
Ncalc = 2.02 - 2.06

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=2.05, b=2.15, g=2.2, bire=0.1500

Calculated Properties of Paralaurionite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Paralaurionite =6.28 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Photoelectric:

PE_{Paralaurionite}=1,473.61 barns/electron
U=PE_{Paralaurionite} x rElectron Density=7,698.21 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Paralaurionite is Not Radioactive

Paralaurionite Classification

Dana Class:

10.02.03.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

(10.02)where A (O,OH) Xq

(10.02.03)Dana Group

10.02.03.01 Paralaurionite PbCl(OH) C 2/m 2/m

10.02.03.02 Belloite! Cu(OH)Cl P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

03.DC.05 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

03.DC.05 Laurionite PbCl(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.05 Paralaurionite PbCl(OH) C 2/m 2/m

Other Paralaurionite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Paralaurionite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Glendale Community College
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info

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Paralaurionite

PbCl(OH)
Dana No: 10.02.03.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.05
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