Wyllieite Mineral Data

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General Wyllieite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Fe++)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 451.11 gm

Sodium 3.06 % Na 4.12 % Na₂O

Calcium 2.67 % Ca 3.73 % CaO

Magnesium 0.54 % Mg 0.89 % MgO

Manganese 9.74 % Mn 12.58 % MnO

Aluminum 5.98 % Al 11.30 % Al₂O₃

Iron 14.86 % Fe 14.33 % FeO / 5.31 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 20.60 % P 47.20 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 42.56 % O

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100.00 % 99.47 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.6Ca_0.3Mn²⁺_0.8Fe²⁺_0.9Fe³⁺_0.3Mg_0.1Al(PO₄)₃

Environment:

In zoned complex granite pegmatite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1973

Locality:

Old Mike mine, 6 km north-northwest for Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Peter John Wyllie (1930-), Professor of Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Synonym:

ICSD 6203

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Wyllieite Image

Images:

Wyllieite

Comments: Dark bluish-black massive wyllieite in pegmatite.
Location: Victory Mine, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Wyllieite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9584:1:0.5131

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.868, b = 12.382, c = 6.354, Z = 4; beta = 114.52° V = 849.51 Den(Calc)= 3.53

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.674(1), 2.693(1), 6.15(0.6),

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Moore P B , Molin-Case J , American Mineralogist , 59 (1974) p.280-290, Contribution to pegmatite phosphate giant crystal paragenesis: II. The crystal, chemistry of wyllieite, Na2Fe2Al[PO4]3, a primary phase

Physical Properties of Wyllieite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Bluish green, Greenish black, Gray green, Dark green.

Density:

3.601

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous - Metallic

Streak:

olive green

Optical Properties of Wyllieite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.688, b=1.691, g=1.696, bire=0.0080, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=50.

Calculated Properties of Wyllieite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.43 gm/cc
note: r_Wyllieite=3.53 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00392
Boson Index = 0.99608

Photoelectric:

PE_Wyllieite= 8.49 barns/electron
U=PE_Wyllieite x r_electron= 29.11 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Wyllieite is Not Radioactive

Wyllieite Classification

Dana Class:

38.2.4.2 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc

(38.2)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3

(38.2.4)Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group (Wyllieite Subgroup)

38.2.4.1 Ferrowyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.2 Wyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.3 Rosemaryite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.4 Qingheiite Na2(Mn,Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.5 Bobfergusonite Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.6 Bradaczekite! NaCu4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.2.4.7 Ferrorosemaryite! []NaFeFeAl(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/A.06-40 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions, cations of medium and big size: Mg, Mn,Fe, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na

VII/A.06 - Alluaudite- Hagendorfite group

VII/A.06-10 Qingheiite Na2(Mn,Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/A.06-20 Bobfergusonite Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/A.06-30 Ferrowyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/A.06-40 Wyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/A.06-50 Rosemaryite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

VII/A.06-60 Ferroalluaudite NaCaFe(Fe,Mn,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/a 2/m

VII/A.06-70 Alluaudite NaCaFe(Mn,Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

VII/A.06-80 Maghagendorfite NaMgMn(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

VII/A.06-85 Ferrohagendorfite* (Na,Ca)2Fe(Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

VII/A.06-90 Hagendorfite NaCaMn(Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3 I 2₁/a 2/m

VII/A.06-100 Varulite NaCaMn(Mn,Fe,Fe)2(PO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

VII/A.06-110 Arseniopleite (Ca,Na)(Na,Pb)Mn(Mn,Mg,Fe)2(AsO4)3 I2/a 2/m

VII/A.06-120 Caryinite (Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)(Ca,Mn)(Mn,Mg)2(AsO4)3 I2/c 2/m

Other Wyllieite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Wyllieite :
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

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Wyllieite

(Na,Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Fe++)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3
Dana No: 38.2.4.2 Strunz No: VII/A.06-40
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