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- 38.5.7.1 Simferite Li(Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)2 Pbnm,Pbn21 Ortho
- VII/A.02-05 Simferite Li(Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)2 Pbnm,Pbn21 Ortho
- VII/A.02-10 Triphylite LiFePO4 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-20 Lithiophilite LiMnPO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-30 Ferrisicklerite Li(Fe,Mn)PO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-40 Sicklerite Li(Mn,Fe)PO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-50 Heterosite FePO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-60 Purpurite MnPO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-70 Maricite NaFePO4 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VII/A.02-80 Natrophilite NaMnPO4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
General Simferite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Li(Mg,Fe+++,Mn+++)2(PO4)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 273.61 gm | ||
| Lithium 2.54 % Li 5.46 % Li2O | |||
| Magnesium 9.77 % Mg 16.20 % MgO | |||
| Manganese 6.02 % Mn 8.66 % Mn2O3 | |||
| Iron 12.25 % Fe 17.51 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Phosphorus 22.64 % P 51.88 % P2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 46.78 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 99.71 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
LiMg1.1Fe3+0.6Mn3+0.3(PO4)2 | ||
| Environment: |
Occurs at the contact of REE-bearing pegmatite and phlogopitized tremolitic rock. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 | ||
| Locality: |
Radionovskoye pegmatite field, middle Berda River, Zaporozhe district, Ukraine. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the city of Simferpol, Crimea, Urkrane. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 71764 | ||
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Simferite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.4699:1:0.584 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.747, b = 10.101, c = 5.899, Z = 2; V = 282.85 Den(Calc)= 3.21 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Pbnm,Pbn21 | ||
Physical Properties of Simferite |
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| Color: |
Dark red. | ||
| Density: |
3.25 | ||
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
Optical Properties of Simferite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.021 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2207,KPDmeas= 0.2179,KC= 0.2253 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.69-1.704, b=1.702-1.716, g=1.712-1.726, bire=0.0220 | ||
Calculated Properties of Simferite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.13 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01449 Boson Index = 0.98551 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESimferite = 6.52 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Simferite is Not Radioactive |
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Simferite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
38.5.7.1 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | ||
| (38.5)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (38.5.7)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VII/A.02-05 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size: Mostly Fe, Mn | |||
| VII/A.02 - Simferrite - Natrophilite series | |||
Other Simferite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p452,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p452,1993) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Simferite : 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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Simferite using: Visit our Advertisers for Simferite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Simferite Mineral Data : Ask about Simferite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Simferite Specimen Label here :
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