Philolithite Mineral Data

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General Philolithite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb12O6Mn(Mg,Mn)2(Mn,Mg)4(SO4)(CO3)4Cl4(OH)12

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,587.70 gm

Magnesium 1.35 % Mg 2.25 % MgO

Manganese 7.66 % Mn 9.89 % MnO

Hydrogen 0.34 % H 3.01 % H₂O

Lead 69.30 % Pb 74.65 % PbO

Carbon 1.34 % C 4.91 % CO₂

Sulfur 0.89 % S 2.23 % SO₃

Chlorine 3.95 % Cl 3.95 % Cl

- % Cl -0.89 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 15.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₁₂O₆Mg₂Mn²⁺₅(SO₄)(CO₃)₄(OH)₁₂Cl₄

Environment:

Crust-like overgrowths and simple tetragonal tablets on subhedral lead, and on lead wire in a calcite-rich Mn oxide ore matrix. A late-stage fissure mineral in a skarn assemblage,

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

The name is from the Greek philos (=loving) and lithos (=stone) in honor of the Friends of Mineralogy.

Synonym:

ICSD 89834

IMA1996-020

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Philolithite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.99746

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.627, c = 12.595, Z = 2; V = 2,008.16 Den(Calc)= 5.93

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4₁/nnm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.975(1), 2.752(0.3), 3.99(0.3),

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Moore P B , Kampf A R , Sen Gupta P K , American Mineralogist , 85 (2000) p.810-816, The crystal structure of philolithite, a trellis-like open, framework based on cubic closest-packing of anions

Physical Properties of Philolithite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Green, Emerald green.

Density:

5.91

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Philolithite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.158,KPDmeas= 0.1585,KC= 0.1603

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.92, b=1.94, g=1.95, bire=0.0300

Calculated Properties of Philolithite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.02 gm/cc
note: r_Philolithite=5.91 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.1548
Boson Index = 0.8452

Photoelectric:

PE_Philolithite=1,254.08 barns/electron
U=PE_Philolithite x r_electron=6,300.79 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Philolithite is Not Radioactive

Philolithite Classification

Dana Class:

32.3.4.2 (32)Compound Sulfates

(32.3)(anhydrous) with poly-anionic formula

(32.3.4)Dana Group

32.3.4.1 Hauckite (Mg,Mn)24Zn18Fe3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81(?) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

32.3.4.2 Philolithite ! Pb12O6Mn(Mg,Mn)2(Mn,Mg)4(SO4)(CO3)4Cl4(OH)12 P 4₁/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

III/D.11-65 III - Halogenides

III/D - Oxi-halogenides with Pb - Bi - Sb and related compounds

III/D.11 - Mendipite - Onoratoite series

III/D.11-10 Mendipite Pb3Cl2O2 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

III/D.11-15 Damaraite Pb3O2(OH)Cl Pmc2 mm2

III/D.11-17 Chubutite* Pb7O6Cl2 Unk Ortho

III/D.11-20 Penfieldite Pb2Cl3(OH) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-30 Blixite Pb2Cl(O,OH)2 Unk Ortho

III/D.11-35 Mereheadite! Pb2O(OH)Cl C 2/c 2/m

III/D.11-40 Sundiusite Pb10(SO4)Cl2O8 C 2,Cm,C 2/m Mono

III/D.11-50 Asisite Pb12(SiO4)O8Cl4 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-55 Parkinsonite (Pb,Mo,[])8O8Cl2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-60 Thorikosite Pb3(Sb,As)O3(OH)Cl2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-65 Philolithite Pb12O6Mn(Mg,Mn)2(Mn,Mg)4(SO4)(CO3)4Cl4(OH)12 P 4₁/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-70 Pinalite Pb3(WO4)OCl2 Amam 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-80 Nadorite PbSbO2Cl Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-90 Perite PbBiO2Cl Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.11-100 Heliophyllite Pb6As2O7Cl4 Unk Ortho

III/D.11-110 Ecdemite Pb6As2O7Cl4 Unk Tetra

III/D.11-120 Onoratoite Sb8O11Cl2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Philolithite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p733,1997) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Philolithite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Philolithite

Pb12O6Mn(Mg,Mn)2(Mn,Mg)4(SO4)(CO3)4Cl4(OH)12
Dana No: 32.3.4.2 Strunz No: III/D.11-65
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