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Wolfeite Mineral Data + |
General Wolfeite Information |
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| (Fe++,Mn++)2(PO4)(OH) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 223.22 gm | |||
| Manganese 12.31 % Mn 15.89 % MnO | |||
| Iron 37.53 % Fe 48.28 % FeO | |||
| Phosphorus 13.88 % P 31.80 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.45 % H 4.04 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 35.84 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Fe2+1.5Mn2+0.5(PO4)(OH) | |||
| Alteration product of triphylite. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949 | |||
| Palermo mine, North Groton, New Hampshire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Caleb Wroe Wolfe (1908-1980), crystallographer, Boston University. | |||
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Wolfeite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.9263:1:0.7433 | |||
| a = 12.2, b = 13.17, c = 9.79, Z = 16; beta = 108° V = 1,496.01 Den(Calc)= 3.96 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.93(1), 3.09(0.9), 3.18(0.8), | |||
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Physical Properties of Wolfeite |
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| [010] Good, [120] Distinct | |||
| Greenish, Dark brown, Reddish brown. | |||
| 3.79 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | |||
| 4.5-5 - Near Apatite | |||
| Vitreous - Greasy | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Wolfeite |
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| CI meas= -0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1913,KPDmeas= 0.1999,KC= 0.194 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.741, b=1.742, g=1.79, bire=0.0490 | |||
Calculated Properties of Wolfeite |
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relectron=3.81 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00812 Boson Index = 0.99188 |
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PEWolfeite = 15.16 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Wolfeite is Not Radioactive |
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Wolfeite Classification |
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| 41.6.3.1 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (41.6)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq | |||
| (41.6.3)Dana Group | |||
| VII/B.03-50 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 | |||
Other Wolfeite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Wolfeite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Wolfeite using: Visit our Advertisers for Wolfeite : 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 Wolfeite Mineral Data : Ask about Wolfeite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Wolfeite Specimen Label here :
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