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General Niahite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(NH4)(Mn++,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 180.15 gm

Calcium 2.22 % Ca 3.11 % CaO

Magnesium 2.70 % Mg 4.47 % MgO

Manganese 21.35 % Mn 27.56 % MnO

Phosphorus 17.19 % P 39.40 % P2O5

Hydrogen 2.01 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O

Hydrogen 1.34 % H 12.00 % H2O

Nitrogen 7.00 % N 13.01 % (NH4)2O

Oxygen 46.18 % O

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100.00 % 99.56 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

(NH4)0.9Mn2+0.7Mg0.2Ca0.1(PO4)•1.2(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Derived from the breakdown of bat guano.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1983

Help on Locality: Locality:

Niah Great Cave, Sarawak, Malaysia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Niahite Say NIAHITE

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Niahite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6469:1:0.5558

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.68, b = 8.78, c = 4.88, Z = 2; V = 243.37 Den(Calc)= 2.46

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P mn21

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 8.82(1), 2.832(0.9), 2.845(0.8),

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| | Carling S G , Day P , Visser D , Inorganic Chemistry , 34 (1995) p.3917-3927, Crystal and magnetic structures of layer transition metal phosphate hydrates, Locality: synthetic, Sample: T = 295 K, Note: atomic positions from ICSD | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Niahite

Help on Color: Color:

Light orange, Colorless.

Help on Density: Density:

2.39

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Habit: Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Niahite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.37 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.331 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2432,KPDmeas= 0.2503,KC= 0.1827
Ncalc = 1.44 - 1.45

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.582, b=1.604, g=1.609, bire=0.0270, 2V(Calc)=50, 2V(Meas)=54.

Calculated Properties of Niahite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.48 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Niahite =2.46 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PENiahite = 6.44 barns/electron
U=PENiahite x rElectron Density= 15.97 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Niahite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

40.01.02.02 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.01)where A++ B++ (XO4) � x(H2O)

(40.01.02)Dana Group

40.01.02.01 Dittmarite (NH4)Mg(PO4)•(H2O) P mn21 mm2

40.01.02.02 Niahite (NH4)(Mn,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O) P mn21 mm2

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

08.CH.20 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CH -With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O < 1:1

08.CH.20 Dittmarite (NH4)Mg(PO4)•(H2O) P mn21 mm2

08.CH.20 Niahite (NH4)(Mn,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O) P mn21 mm2

Other Niahite 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 Niahite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Niahite

(NH4)(Mn++,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O)
Dana No: 40.01.02.02 Strunz No: 08.CH.20
Locality:

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