Ferrogedrite Mineral Data

General Ferrogedrite Information

Chemical Formula:

[ ]Fe++5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 941.68 gm

Aluminum 11.46 % Al 21.66 % Al₂O₃

Iron 29.65 % Fe 38.15 % FeO

Silicon 17.90 % Si 38.28 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.91 % H₂O

Oxygen 40.78 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺₅Al₄Si₆O₂₂(OH)₂

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France.

Name Pronunciation:

Ferrogedrite + Pronunciation

Ferrogedrite Image

Images:

Ferrogedrite

Comments: Dark bluish green ferrogedrite grains, with minor matrix..
Location: Kawai mine, Ena City, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan. Scale: Specimen Size 1.5 cm.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ferrogedrite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0317:1:0.2962

Cell Dimensions:

a = 18.51, b = 17.94, c = 5.315, Z = 4; V = 1,764.95 Den(Calc)= 3.54

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.23(1), 3.04(0.7), 3.22(0.2),2.51(0.1), 2.58(0.1), 2.68(0.1), 4.63(0.1), 8.95(0.1),

Physical Properties of Ferrogedrite

Cleavage:

{110} Perfect, {010} Indistinct, {100} Indistinct

Color:

Green, Brownish green, Brown, Greenish blue.

Density:

3.57

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Subopaque

Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

gray white

Optical Properties of Ferrogedrite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.053 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.192,KPDmeas= 0.1904,KC= 0.2027
Ncalc = 1.72

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.642-1.694, b=1.649-1.71, g=1.661-1.722, bire=0.0190-0.0280, 2V(Calc)=76-80, 2V(Meas)=82.

Calculated Properties of Ferrogedrite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.46 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferrogedrite =3.54 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Ferrogedrite= 9.86 barns/electron
U=PE_Ferrogedrite x rElectron Density= 34.09 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Ferrogedrite Classification

Dana Class:

66.01.02.07 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration

(66.01.02)Dana Group

66.01.02.01 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02a Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03a Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03b Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04a Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.05 Magnesiogedrite? (Mg,Fe)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.06 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07a Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.08 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.09 Magnesioholmquistite Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.10 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.11 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DE.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family

09.DE.05 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Cummingtonite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Clinoferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Grunerite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesiocummingtonite (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganogrunerite []Mn2Fe5Si8O22(OH) C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Permanganogrunerite! []Mn4(Fe)3(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite! NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganocummingtonite Na(Na,Mn)2(Mg4,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite! []Li2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferripedrizite! Na(LiNa)(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferripedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Ferrogedrite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferrogedrite :
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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Ferrogedrite

[ ]Fe++5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.01.02.07 Strunz No: 09.DE.05
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