General Lipscombite Information![]() (Fe++,Mn)Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 391.27 gm |
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Manganese 3.51 % Mn 4.53 % MnO |
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Iron 39.25 % Fe 13.77 % FeO / 40.81 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 15.83 % P 36.28 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.52 % H 4.60 % H2O |
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Oxygen 40.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Fe2+0.75Mn2+0.25Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
![]() Hydrothermally altered phosphate zone of a complex granite pegmatite. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 |
![]() Sapucaia pegmatite mine, about 50 km east-southeast of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for William Nunn Lipscomb (1909- ), mineralogist, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, who determined the crystal structure of the synthetic compound. |
![]() Lipscombite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 202937 |
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PDF 45-1454 |
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Lipscombite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:1.80738 |
![]() a = 7.31, c = 13.212, Z = 4; V = 706.00 Den(Calc)= 3.68 |
![]() Tetragonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (4 2 2) Space Group: P 41212 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 3.314(1), 3.206(0.6), 1.656(0.4), |
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| Physical Properties of Lipscombite![]() Green gray, Olive green, Black. |
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| Optical Properties of Lipscombite![]() NCalc= 1.9 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2454) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 1.9 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2454) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of Lipscombite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.57 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Lipscombite =3.68 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0085183369 |
Boson Index = 0.9914816631 ![]() PELipscombite = 13.45 barns/electron |
U=PELipscombite x rElectron Density= 48.00 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Lipscombite is Not Radioactive | Lipscombite Classification![]() 41.10.02.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(41.10)where (A++ B++)3 (XO4)2 Zq |
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(41.10.02)Lipscombite Group |
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![]() 08.BB.90 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BB -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 £ 1:1 |
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| Other Lipscombite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Lipscombite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Lipscombite using: Visit our Advertisers for Lipscombite : A Bijoux Google Search for LipscombiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Lipscombite Cape Minerals Google Search for Lipscombite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Lipscombite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Lipscombite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Lipscombite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Lipscombite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Lipscombite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Lipscombite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Lipscombite Ask about Lipscombite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Lipscombite Specimen Label here :
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