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General Satterlyite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 207.90 gm
   Magnesium    5.85 %  Mg    9.69 % MgO
   Iron        40.29 %  Fe   51.84 % FeO
   Phosphorus  14.90 %  P    34.14 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.48 %  H     4.33 % H2O
   Oxygen      38.48 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe2+1.5Mg0.5(PO4)(OH)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in phosphatic shales. Dimorph of wolfeite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1978
Help on Locality: Locality: Big Fish River, NE YT, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Jack Satterly (1906-), geologist at Ontario Department of Mines, Canada.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1976-056
 

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Satterlyite

Comments: Cleaved nodule of brown crystalline satterlyite aggregate.
Location: Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada. Scale: 3 x 1.5 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Satterlyite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.4438
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 11.355, c = 5.0394, Z = 6; V = 562.71 Den(Calc)= 3.68
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 31m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.473(1), 2.84(0.8), 3.52(0.7),
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Kolitsch U , Andrut M , Giester G , European Journal of Mineralogy , 14 (2002) p.127-133, Satterlyite, (Fe,Mg)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)6: crystal structure, and infrared absorption spectra, Note: z-coordinate of O6 altered by author, August 2003.

 

Physical Properties of Satterlyite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Light brown, Light yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 3.68
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Habit: Habit: Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface.
Help on Habit: Habit: Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5-5 - Near Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: light yellow
 

Optical Properties of Satterlyite

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e): brownish yellow.
Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w): pale yellow.
Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1957,KPDmeas= 0.1957,KC= 0.194
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (-), e=1.719, w=1.721, bire=0.0020.
 

Calculated Properties of Satterlyite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.58 gm/cc
note: rSatterlyite =3.68 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01457
Boson Index = 0.98543
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESatterlyite = 12.91 barns/electron
U=PESatterlyite x relectron= 46.16 barns/cc.

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

Satterlyite is Not Radioactive

 

Satterlyite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 41.6.4.1 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (41.6)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq
  (41.6.4)Dana Group
 
41.6.4.1 Satterlyite (Fe,Mg)2(PO4)(OH) P 31m 3m
 
41.6.4.2 Holtedahlite Mg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)6 P 31m 3m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/B.04-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O,OH, cations of medium size: Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pseudomalachite group and related compounds
  VII/B.04 - Althausite - Satterlyite series
 
VII/B.04-10 Althausite Mg2(PO4)(OH,F,O) P na21 mm2
 
VII/B.04-20 Holtedahlite Mg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)6 P 31m 3m
 
VII/B.04-25 Phosphoellenbergerite! Mg14(PO4)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6 P 63mc 6mm
 
VII/B.04-30 Satterlyite (Fe,Mg)2(PO4)(OH) P 31m 3m
 

Other Satterlyite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin v 87, p 1735) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Satterlyite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Satterlyite

(Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH)
Dana No: 41.6.4.1 Strunz No: VII/B.04-30
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