| 词条 | Whiteite |
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| name = Whiteite | category = Phosphate Minerals | boxwidth = 24 | boxbgcolor = | image = Whiteite-Lazulite-48334.jpg | caption = Whiteite with lazulite from Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, the Yukon, Canada | formula = Whiteite-(CaFeMg): CaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O Whiteite-(MnFeMg): Mn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O Whiteite-(CaMnMg): CaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O | molweight = Whiteite-(CaFeMg):756.29g Whiteite-(MnFeMg):767.44g Whiteite-(CaMnMg):755.61g | strunz = 8.DH.15 (10 ed, whole series) 7/D.29 (8 ed) | dana = 42.11.3.1 Whiteite-(CaFeMg) 42.11.3.2 Whiteite-(MnFeMg) 42.11.3.3 Whiteite-(CaMnMg) | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = | color = Whiteite-(CaFeMg): Brown, pink-brown or yellow Whiteite-(MnFeMg): Brown Whiteite-(CaMnMg): Yellow, light lavender or pink | habit = Tabular crystals or aggregates thereof | twinning = Invariably twinned by reflection on {001} producing a pseudo-orthorhombic appearance | cleavage = On {001}. Poor for Whiteite-(CaMnMg), but good for the other members of the series (HOM) | tenacity = Whiteite-(CaMnMg) is brittle (HOM) | mohs = 3 to 4 | luster = Vitreous | refractive = Nx = 1.580, Ny = 1.584 to 1.585, Nz = 1.590 to 1.591 | opticalprop = Biaxial (+) | streak = White to brownish white | gravity = Whiteite-(CaFeMg) 2.58 Whiteite-(MnFeMg)2.67 Whiteite-(CaMnMg)2.63 | diaphaneity = Translucent to transparent | other = Not radioactive | references = [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] }} Whiteite subgroupThe name whiteite refers to three minerals in the jahnsite-whiteite group, whiteite subgroup. Subgroup members (formulae from IMA[8]):
In the whiteite formulae, the symbols in brackets indicate the dominant atom in three distinct structural positions, designated X, M(1), and M(2), in that order; for instance, magnesium Mg is always the dominant atom in the M(2) position for all the whiteite minerals.[5] Whiteite was named after John Sampson White Jr (born 1933),[9] associate curator of minerals at the Smithsonian Institution, and founder, editor and publisher (1970-1982) of the Mineralogical Record.[10] Unit cellAll members of the series belong to the monoclinic crystal system with point group 2/m. Most sources give the space group as P21/a for the Ca Fe rich member, which was the first of the series to be described,[6][2][5] but Dana gives it as P2/a.[1] The other members are variously described in different sources as having space groups P21/a, P2/a or Pa. There are two formula units per unit cell (Z = 2). The cell parameters vary slightly between the group members, but to the nearest angstrom they all have a = 15 Å, b = 7 Å and c = 10 Å, with β 112.5 to 113.4. Individual values are:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
AppearanceThe whiteite minerals are generally brown, pink or yellow, and whiteite-(CaMnMg) may also be light lavender coloured.[5] They are transparent to translucent, with a vitreous luster and a white to brownish white streak. They occur as aggregates of tabular crystals, or thick tabular canoe-shaped crystals.[1] Whiteite from Rapid Creek in the Yukon, Canada, is often associated with deep blue lazulite crystals (33 out of 49 photos on Mindat.org). Optical propertiesThe optical class is thought to be biaxial (+),[7][2][3][4] but whiteite-(CaFeMg) may be biaxial (-).[5][6] The refractive indices are Nx = 1.580, Ny = 1.584 to 1.585 and Nz = 1.590 to 1.591, similar to those for quartz. Physical propertiesWhiteite is invariably twinned, giving the crystals a pseudo-orthorhombic appearance,[1][5] and the cleavage is good to perfect.[5] Whiteite is quite soft, with hardness 3 to 4, between calcite and fluorite. Its specific gravity is 2.58, similar to that of quartz.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Whiteite is not radioactive.[2][3][4] OccurrenceThe type locality for whiteite-(CaFeMg)and whiteite-(MnFeMg) is the Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and for whiteite-(CaMnMg) it is the Tip Top Mine (Tip Top pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer County, South Dakota, US.[7] The type material is conserved at the National School of Mines, Paris, France, and at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, US, reference 123013.[5] At the Lavra da Ilha pegmatite, Taquaral, Brazil, whiteite is found in a complex zoned granite pegmatite associated with eosphorite, zanazziite, wardite, albite and quartz.[5] At Blow River, the Yukon, Canada, it is found in iron-rich sedimentary rocks with siderite, lazulite, arrojadite and quartz.[5] At Ilha de Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil, it occurs along joints and fractures in quartz and albite associated with other phosphates.[6] References{{Commons category|Whiteite}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Gaines et al (1997) Dana’s New Mineralogy Eighth Edition. Wiley 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.webmineral.com/data/Whiteite-(CaFeMg).shtml |title=Whiteite-(CaFeMg) Mineral Data |publisher=Webmineral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.webmineral.com/data/Whiteite-(MnFeMg).shtml |title=Whiteite-(MnFeMg) Mineral Data |publisher=Webmineral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.webmineral.com/data/Whiteite-(CaMnMg).shtml |title=Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Mineral Data |publisher=Webmineral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web|url=http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org |title=Handbook of Mineralogy |publisher=Handbook of Mineralogy |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 Fleischer, Chao and Pabst (1979) American Mineralogist 64:465, summarising Moore and Ito (1978) Mineralogical Magazine 42:309 [Whiteite-(CaMnMg) - AM75: Jambor and Grew (1990) American Mineralogist 75:933, summarising Grice, Dunn and Ramik (1989) The Canadian Mineralogist 27:699] 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.mindat.org/min-4277.html |title=Whiteite-(CaFeMg): Whiteite-(CaFeMg) mineral information and data |publisher=Mindat.org |date=2012-01-30 |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://rruff.info/ima |title=IMA Mineral List with Database of Mineral Properties |publisher=Rruff.info |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=606 |title=Label Archive |publisher=The Mineralogical Record |date=1933-09-30 |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com |title=The Mineralogical Record |publisher=The Mineralogical Record |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 6 : Phosphate minerals|Calcium minerals|Iron minerals|Magnesium minerals|Manganese minerals|Monoclinic minerals |
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