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General Austinite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 261.39 gm

Calcium 15.33 % Ca 21.45 % CaO

Zinc 25.02 % Zn 31.14 % ZnO

Arsenic 28.66 % As 43.96 % As2O5

Hydrogen 0.39 % H 3.45 % H2O

Oxygen 30.60 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

Help on Environment: Environment:

A rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1935

Help on Locality: Locality:

In the USA, in the Western Utah mine, Gold Hill, Tooele Co., Utah; at the Mohawk mine, Clark Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California; from the Table Mountain mine, Galiuro Mountains, Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

To honor Professor Austin Flint Rogers (1877-1957), American mineralogist, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Austinite + Pronunciation Say AUSTINITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 63285

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Austinite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8303:1:0.6561

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.5092, b = 9.0438, c = 5.9343, Z = 4; V = 403.01 Den(Calc)= 4.31

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.637(1), 2.801(1), 3.171(1),

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| | Clark L A , Pluth J J , Steele I M , Smith J V , Sutton S R , Mineralogical Magazine , 61 (1997) p.677-683, Crystal structure of austinite, CaZn(AsO4)OH, Locality: Sonora, Mexico View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Austinite [1] | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Austinite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{110} Good

Help on Color: Color:

Brown, Colorless, Green, Yellowish white, White.

Help on Density: Density:

4.13

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Subadamantine

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Austinite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1783,KPDmeas= 0.186,KC= 0.1772
Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.76

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.759, b=1.763, g=1.783, bire=0.0240, 2V(Calc)=50, 2V(Meas)=47.

Calculated Properties of Austinite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.09 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Austinite =4.31 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEAustinite = 34.14 barns/electron
U=PEAustinite x rElectron Density= 139.61 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Austinite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

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

(41.05)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.05.01)Adelite Group

41.05.01.01 Adelite CaMg(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.02 Conichalcite CaCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.03 Austinite CaZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.04 Duftite-beta? PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.05 Gabrielsonite PbFe(AsO4)(OH) P 21m mm2

41.05.01.06 Tangeite CaCu(VO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.07 Nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.08 Cobaltaustinite CaCo(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.09 Arsendescloizite PbZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

41.05.01.10 Gottlobite! CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

08.BH.35 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

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

08.BH -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1

08.BH.35 Austinite CaZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Adelite CaMg(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Arsendescloizite PbZn(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Duftite-alpha PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Duftite-beta? PbCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Cobaltaustinite CaCo(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Conichalcite CaCu(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Gabrielsonite PbFe(AsO4)(OH) P 21m mm2

08.BH.35 Nickelaustinite Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Tangeite CaCu(VO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

08.BH.35 Gottlobite! CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH) P 212121 2 2 2

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

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Austinite

CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Dana No: 41.05.01.03 Strunz No: 08.BH.35
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