Qingheiite Mineral Data

Qingheiite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About



[Content and History] [Recent Issues] [Back Issues] [Subscriptions] [Contacts]
See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Excalibur Minerals] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM]
Mineral News was founded some twenty years ago and has developed a following of
avid mineral collectors seeking timely information about new finds and other items
of interest to the collector community. Articles are solicited from collector and scientific authors.


General Qingheiite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)(PO4)3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 461.08 gm
   Sodium       6.48 %  Na    8.74 % Na2O
   Calcium      0.87 %  Ca    1.22 % CaO
   Magnesium    5.80 %  Mg    9.62 % MgO
   Manganese   17.87 %  Mn   23.08 % MnO
   Aluminum     2.34 %  Al    4.42 % Al2O3
   Iron         4.84 %  Fe    4.67 % FeO /  1.73 % Fe2O3
   Phosphorus  20.15 %  P    46.18 % P2O5
   Oxygen      41.64 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       99.65 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na1.3Mn2+1.5Mg1.1Fe2+0.3Ca0.1Al0.4Fe3+0.1(PO4)3
Help on Environment: Environment: In a muscovite-rich pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1983
Help on Locality: Locality: Qinghe County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Qingheiite + Pronunciation Say QINGHEIITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 89319
  PDF 41-1418
 

Search for Qingheiite Images

Click Here To Search Images:

Image not yet available on Webmineral.com

Try searching images.google.com or Mindat Picture Gallary for mineral pictures. Caution: The images retrieved may not be appropriate.
  

Qingheiite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.9547:1:0.5173
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 11.85, b = 12.411, c = 6.421, Z = 4; beta = 114.45° V = 859.65 Den(Calc)= 3.56
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.685(1), 3.472(0.9), 2.512(0.9),6.21(0.8), 2.86(0.7), 1.739(0.7), 3.082(0.6),
Click Here for Large Qingheiite Structure Window Crystal Structure:

Mouse
drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
Keyboard
S - Stereo Pair on/off
H - Help Screen
I - Data Info
A - Atoms On/Off
P - Polyhedra On/Off
B - Bonds On/Off
 Help on Above


Zhesheng M , Nicheng S , Zhizhong P , Scientia Sinica, Series , B26 (1983) p.876-884, Crystal structure of a new phosphatic mineral-qingheiite, Locality: Northwestern Qinghe County, Altay Prefecture, Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, Note: changed P3(z) to match reported bond distances

 

Physical Properties of Qingheiite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {010} Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Yellow green, Jade green, Light yellow green.
Help on Density: Density: 3.718
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Semitransparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Help on Habit: Habit: Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
 

Optical Properties of Qingheiite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2025,KPDmeas= 0.1939,KC= 0.1917
Ncalc = 1.68 - 1.71
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.678, b=1.684, g=1.691-1.91, bire=0.0130-0.2320, 2V(Calc)=22-86, 2V(Meas)=79. Dispersion r >> v strong.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): light yellowish green.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): jade green.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): dark bluish green.
 

Calculated Properties of Qingheiite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.61 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Qingheiite =3.72 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0070371335
Boson Index = 0.9929628665
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEQingheiite = 7.39 barns/electron
U=PEQingheiite x rElectron Density= 26.64 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Qingheiite is Not Radioactive
 

Qingheiite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 38.02.04.04 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc
  (38.02)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3
  (38.02.04)Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group (Wyllieite Subgroup)
 
38.02.04.01 Ferrowyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
38.02.04.02 Wyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
38.02.04.03 Rosemaryite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
38.02.04.04 Qingheiite Na2(Mn,Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
38.02.04.05 Bobfergusonite Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 P 21/n 2/m
 
38.02.04.06 Bradaczekite! NaCu4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m
 
38.02.04.07 Ferrorosemaryite! []NaFeFeAl(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.AC.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
  08.AC -With medium-sized and large cations
 
08.AC.15 Bobfergusonite Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.AC.15 Ferrowyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.AC.15 Qingheiite Na2(Mn,Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.AC.15 Rosemaryite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.AC.15 Wyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 
08.AC.15 Ferrorosemaryite! []NaFeFeAl(PO4)3 P 21/n 2/m
 

Other Qingheiite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic4) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Qingheiite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

Search for Qingheiite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [bing] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Qingheiite :

B & L Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Auctions

Dakota Matrix

Excalibur Minerals

Exceptional Minerals

Fabre Minerals

John Betts Fine Minerals

Lapis Mineral Journal

Mineral News

UV Tools

Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Qingheiite Mineral Data :

Ask about Qingheiite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Espaņol

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Qingheiite Specimen Label here :

Qingheiite

Na2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)(PO4)3
Dana No: 38.02.04.04 Strunz No: 08.AC.15
Locality:

 

Notes: