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Kamarizaite Mineral Data
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General Kamarizaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 550.45 gm |
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Iron 30.44 % Fe 43.52 % Fe2O3 |
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Arsenic 27.22 % As 41.76 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.65 % H 14.73 % H2O |
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Oxygen 40.69 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Related to tinticite. |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Kamariza mine, Lavrion mining district, Attik� Prefecture, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2008-017 |
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Kamarizaite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.56:1:1.1561 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 21.32, b = 13.666, c = 15.8, Z = 12; V = 4,603.47 Den(Calc)= 2.38 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.947(1), 3.332(0.6), 3.085(0.58),5.85(0.52), 3.036(0.51), 3.396(0.37), 6.61(0.37), 3.245(0.34), |
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Physical Properties of Kamarizaite
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| Color: |
Brown, Biege. |
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Optical Properties of Kamarizaite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.61 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2548) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Kamarizaite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kamarizaite =2.38 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0066504934
Boson Index = 0.9933495066 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEKamarizaite = 27.56 barns/electron
U=PEKamarizaite x rElectron Density= 63.15 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kamarizaite is Not Radioactive |
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Kamarizaite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
42.12.04.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(42.12)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(42.12.04)Tinticite Group |
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42.12.04.01 Tinticite Fe5(PO4,VO4)4•7(H2O) P1 1 |
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42.12.04.02 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
08.XX.00 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.X - Unclassified Strunz PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.XX -Unknown |
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08.XX.00 Arsenobismite? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 Unk Ortho |
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08.XX.00 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8•4-5(H2O) P1 1 |
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08.XX.00 Cheralite-(Ce)? (Ce,Ca,Th)(P,Si)O4 P 21/n 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho |
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08.XX.00 Spodiosite? Ca2(PO4)F Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Pseudo-autunite* (H3O)4Ca2(UO2)2(PO4)4•5(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho |
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08.XX.00 Viseite Ca10Al24(SiO4)6(PO4)7O22F3•72(H2O)(?) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Vanuranylite? (H3O,Ba,Ca,K)1.6(UO2)2V2O8•4(H2O)(?) C 2/c ? 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Sodium-autunite Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Sodium meta-autunite! Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Slavkovite! Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) P1 1 |
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08.XX.00 IMA2000-020! Fe4[AsO3OH]5[AsO2(OH)2]2•20(H2O) Ortho Ortho |
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08.XX.00 Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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08.XX.00 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho |
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08.XX.00 Lapeyreite! Cu3O[AsO3(OH)]2•H2O C 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m |
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08.XX.00 IMA2009-002! Cu3(AsO4)2 P 21/c 2/m |
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08.XX.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 63/m 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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08.XX.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1 |
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Other Kamarizaite Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kamarizaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
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Kamarizaite
Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O
Dana No: 42.12.04.02 Strunz No: 08.XX.00
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