Zincolibethenite Mineral Data

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General Zincolibethenite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CuZn(PO4)OH
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 240.91 gm
   Zinc        27.14 %  Zn   33.78 % ZnO
   Copper      26.38 %  Cu   33.02 % CuO
   Phosphorus  12.86 %  P    29.46 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.42 %  H     3.74 % H2O
   Oxygen      33.21 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Help on Environment: Environment: Zn-dominant analogue of libethenite
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2003-010
 

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Zincolibethenite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.008:1:0.7115
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.3263, b = 8.2601, c = 5.8771, Z = 4; V = 404.20 Den(Calc)= 3.96
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 4.79(1), 2.632(0.47), 5.87(0.39),2.935(0.33), 3.699(0.22), 2.405(0.19), 2.304(0.18),
 

Physical Properties of Zincolibethenite

Help on Color: Color: Bright green.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
 

Optical Properties of Zincolibethenite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1751,KC= 0.1761
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.66, b=1.705, g=1.715, bire=0.0550
 

Calculated Properties of Zincolibethenite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.78 gm/cc
note: rZincolibethenite =3.96 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01128
Boson Index = 0.98872
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEZincolibethenite = 25.86 barns/electron
U=PEZincolibethenite x relectron= 97.77 barns/cc.

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

Zincolibethenite is Not Radioactive

 

Zincolibethenite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 41.6.6.5 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (41.6)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq
  (41.6.6)Dana Group
 
41.6.6.1 Olivenite Cu2AsO4(OH) P 21/n 2/m
 
41.6.6.2 Libethenite Cu2(PO4)(OH) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
41.6.6.3 Adamite Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
41.6.6.4 Eveite Mn2(AsO4)(OH) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
41.6.6.5 Zincolibethenite ! CuZn(PO4)OH Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/X.00-00 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/X - Unclassified Strunz Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/X.00 - Phosphate, Basic
 

Other Zincolibethenite Information

Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Zincolibethenite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Zincolibethenite

CuZn(PO4)OH
Dana No: 41.6.6.5 Strunz No: VII/X.00-00
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