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General Jamesite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Pb2Zn2Fe+++5(AsO4)5O4

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,583.01 gm

Zinc 8.26 % Zn 10.28 % ZnO

Iron 17.64 % Fe 25.22 % Fe2O3

Arsenic 23.66 % As 36.30 % As2O5

Lead 26.18 % Pb 28.20 % PbO

Oxygen 24.26 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Pb2Zn2Fe3+5(AsO4)5O4

Help on Environment: Environment:

Secondary mineral in oxidized lead ore in a dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1981

Help on Locality: Locality:

Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Christopher James, one of the first mining engineers at the Tsumeb mine, Namibia.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Jamesite Say JAMESITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 87744

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Jamesite Image

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Click Here for Larger Jamesite Image Jamesite Duftite-beta Comments: Reddish-brown bladed jamesite crystals overgrown with white dolomite and associated with dark green duftite. Location: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi District, Oshikoto, Namibia.Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database

Jamesite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.586:1:1.0715

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.622, b = 9.593, c = 10.279, Z = 1; alpha = 109.8°, beta = 90.54°, gamma = 97.69° V = 516.88 Den(Calc)= 5.09

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.4(1), 3.04(0.9), 9.67(0.8),

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| | Cooper M A , Hawthorne F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 37 (1999) p.53-60 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Jamesite

Help on Color: Color:

Reddish brown.

Help on Density: Density:

5.1

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Subadamantine

Optical Properties of Jamesite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1948,KPDmeas= 0.1944,KC= 0.192
Ncalc = 1.98

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.96, b=1.995, g=2.02, bire=0.0600, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=75.

Calculated Properties of Jamesite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.58 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Jamesite =5.10 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEJamesite = 474.52 barns/electron
U=PEJamesite x rElectron Density=2,173.89 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Jamesite is Not Radioactive

Jamesite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

41.11.02.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.11)with miscellaneous formulae

(41.11.02)Dana Group

41.11.02.01 Jamesite Pb2Zn2Fe5(AsO4)5O4 P1 1

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

08.BK.25 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BK -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.)

08.BK.25 Jamesite Pb2Zn2Fe5(AsO4)5O4 P1 1

08.BK.25 Lulzacite! Sr2Fe(Fe,Mg)2Al4(PO4)4(OH)10 P1 1

Other Jamesite Information

Help on References: References:

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

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Jamesite :
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

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Jamesite

Pb2Zn2Fe+++5(AsO4)5O4
Dana No: 41.11.02.01 Strunz No: 08.BK.25
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