Triploidite Mineral Data

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General Triploidite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn,Fe++)2(PO4)(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 222.31 gm

Manganese 37.07 % Mn 47.86 % MnO

Iron 12.56 % Fe 16.16 % FeO

Phosphorus 13.93 % P 31.93 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.45 % H 4.05 % H₂O

Oxygen 35.98 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺_1.5Fe²⁺_0.5(PO₄)(OH)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 18095

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Triploidite Image

Images:

Triploidite Lithiophilite

Comments: Salmon-colored prismatic crystalline triploidite with brown lithiophilite.
Location: Capoeira Mine, near Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Triploidite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9314:1:0.7489

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.366, b = 13.276, c = 9.943, Z = 16; beta = 108.23° V = 1,550.42 Den(Calc)= 3.81

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.94(1), 3.107(0.9), 3.221(0.7),

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Waldrop L , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 131 (1970) p.1-20, The crystal structure of triploidite and its relation to the structures, of other minerals of the triplite-triploidite group, Refinement with reflections for which I > 1.2Imin, this is the poorer refinement, Locality: Branchville, Connecticut, USA

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Physical Properties of Triploidite

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

Greenish, Yellow, Yellow brown, Pink, Reddish brown.

Density:

3.7

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Columnar - Forms columns

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Hardness:

4.5-5 - Near Apatite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Triploidite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1908,KPDmeas= 0.1965,KC= 0.1969

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.725, b=1.726, g=1.73, bire=0.0050

Calculated Properties of Triploidite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.55 gm/cc
note: r_Triploidite=3.70 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00283
Boson Index = 0.99717

Photoelectric:

PE_Triploidite= 14.05 barns/electron
U=PE_Triploidite x r_electron= 49.80 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Triploidite is Not Radioactive

Triploidite Classification

Dana Class:

41.6.3.2 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.6)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.6.3)Dana Group

41.6.3.1 Wolfeite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

41.6.3.2 Triploidite (Mn,Fe)2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

41.6.3.3 Sarkinite Mn2(AsO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

41.6.3.4 Stanekite! Fe(Mn,Fe,Mg)(PO4)O P 2₁/a 2/m

41.6.3.5 IMA2004-009! Mg2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/B.03-60 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.03 - Wagnerite - Sarkinite series

VII/B.03-10 Wagnerite (Mg,Fe)2(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/B.03-20 Magniotriplite? (Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/B.03-30 Zwieselite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F I2/a 2/m

VII/B.03-40 Triplite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH) I2/m 2/m

VII/B.03-50 Wolfeite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/B.03-60 Triploidite (Mn,Fe)2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/B.03-65 Stanekite! Fe(Mn,Fe,Mg)(PO4)O P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/B.03-70 Sarkinite Mn2(AsO4)(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Triploidite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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Triploidite

(Mn,Fe++)2(PO4)(OH)
Dana No: 41.6.3.2 Strunz No: VII/B.03-60
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