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General Powellite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

CaMoO4

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 200.02 gm

Calcium 20.04 % Ca 28.04 % CaO

Molybdenum 47.97 % Mo 71.96 % MoO3

Oxygen 32.00 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

CaMoO4

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1891

Help on Locality: Locality:

Peacock Mine, Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named after the American geologist, John Westly Powell (1834-1902).

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Powellite + Pronunciation Say POWELLITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 60552

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Powellite Image

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Click Here for Larger Powellite Image Powellite Comments: Sharp, thumbnail-sized crystal group of yellowish brown lustrous powellite crystals, the largest measuring 15 x 18 mm in size. Location: Pandulane quarry, Nasik district, Maharashtra, India.Scale: 20 x 25 x 16 mm. © Dan Weinrich

Powellite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.18738

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.23, c = 11.44, Z = 4; V = 312.92 Den(Calc)= 4.25

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Tetragonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: I 41/a

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.1(1), 1.929(0.3), 4.76(0.25),

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| | Hazen R M , Finger L W , Mariathasan J W E , Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids , 46 (1985) p.253-263, High-pressure crystal chemistry of scheelite-type tungstates and molybdates, Note: P = 0.0001 GPa, Note: B(2,2) altered from .0012 in order to match Biso View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Powellite [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Powellite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{111} Distinct

Help on Color: Color:

Blue, Brown, Green yellow, Greenish blue, Gray.

Help on Density: Density:

4.34

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Fluorescent, Short UV=yellow-white to golden yellow, Long UV=Yellow-white to golden yellow.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Help on Magnetism: Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Help on Streak: Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Powellite

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e):

none.

Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w):

none.

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2304,KPDmeas= 0.2256,KC= 0.2294
Ncalc = 1.98 - 2

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.974, e=1.984, bire=0.0100.

Calculated Properties of Powellite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.99 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Powellite =4.25 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.12
Boson Index = 0.88

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPowellite = 80.66 barns/electron
U=PEPowellite x rElectron Density= 322.21 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Powellite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

48.01.02.02 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates

(48.01)where A XO4

(48.01.02)Scheelite Series

48.01.02.01 Scheelite CaWO4 I 41/a 4/m

48.01.02.02 Powellite CaMoO4 I 41/a 4/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

07.GA.05 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.G - Molybdates, Wolframates and Niobates

07.GA -Without additional anions or H2O

07.GA.05 Fergusonite-(Ce)* (Ce,La,Y)NbO4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Fergusonite-(Nd)* (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)O4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Fergusonite-(Y) YNbO4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Stolzite PbWO4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Scheelite CaWO4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Powellite CaMoO4 I 41/a 4/m

07.GA.05 Wulfenite PbMoO4 I 41/a 4/m

Other Powellite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Powellite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - HyperPhysics
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
18 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Powellite

CaMoO4
Dana No: 48.01.02.02 Strunz No: 07.GA.05
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