Phlogopite Mineral Data

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General Phlogopite Information

Chemical Formula:

KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 419.25 gm

Potassium 9.33 % K 11.23 % K₂O

Magnesium 17.39 % Mg 28.84 % MgO

Aluminum 6.44 % Al 12.16 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 20.10 % Si 42.99 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.15 % H₂O

Oxygen 41.98 % O

Fluorine 4.53 % F 4.53 % F

- % F -1.91 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀F(OH)

Environment:

Contact and regional metamorphic limestones and dolomites. Ultramafic igneous rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1841

Locality:

St. Lawrence Co., at Edwards, New York, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek flogopos - "resembling fire."

Name Pronunciation:

Phlogopite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Magnesium Mica

Phlogopite Image

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Phlogopite

Comments: Exceptionally well-crystallized wine-colored pseudo-hexagonal crystal of phlogopite on white calcite.
Location: Kalu Khan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Scale: 6 x 5.5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

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Phlogopite Serendibite

Comments: Blue serendibite, with golden colored phlogopite, in white marble.
Location: Near Johnsberg, Warren County, New York, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Phlogopite Lazurite

Comments: Gemmy brownish phlogopite crystals on blue lazurite (lapis) matrix with minor pyrite.
Location: Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Scale: 10 x 11.5 cm.
© Kevin Ward

Phlogopite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5752:1:2.2058

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.31, b = 9.23, c = 20.36, Z = 4; beta = 99.3° V = 984.75 Den(Calc)= 2.83

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 9.998(1), 2.613(0.53), 3.382(0.33),

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Hendricks S B , Jefferson M E , American Mineralogist , 24 (1939) p.729-771, Polymorphism of the micas with optical measurements

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Physical Properties of Phlogopite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Brown, Gray, Green, Yellow, Reddish brown.

Density:

2.7 - 2.9, Average = 2.8

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure.

Habit:

Micaceous - Platy texture with "flexible" plates.

Habit:

Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Fluorescent, Short UV=Straw to Lemon Yellow, Long UV=Weak Blue-white to blue-gray.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Phlogopite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2034,KPDmeas= 0.2055,KC= 0.2037
Ncalc = 1.55 - 1.59

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.53-1.573, b=1.557-1.617, g=1.558-1.618, bire=0.0280-0.0450, 2V(Calc)=16-20, 2V(Meas)=0-12. Dispersion weak to distinct, r < v.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless, pale yellow, orange, salmon pink, or brown. red brown.

Pleochroism (y):

brownish yellow, buff, reddish orange, pale reddish brown, or colorless.

Calculated Properties of Phlogopite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Phlogopite =2.83 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Phlogopite= 2.30 barns/electron
U=PE_Phlogopite x r_electron= 6.46 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 133.53 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Phlogopite per GRapi unit = 0.75 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Phlogopite - barely detectable

Phlogopite Classification

Dana Class:

71.02.02b.01 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.02.02b.01 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01a Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.01b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01c Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.02 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.04 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.06 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.07 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.02.02b.08 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.02.02b.09 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02b.18 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EC.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.20 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

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Phlogopite

KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02b.01 Strunz No: 09.EC.20
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