Magniotriplite Mineral Data

General Magniotriplite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mg,Fe++,Mn)2(PO4)F

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 187.63 gm

Magnesium 15.54 % Mg 25.78 % MgO

Manganese 5.86 % Mn 7.56 % MnO

Iron 17.86 % Fe 22.97 % FeO

Phosphorus 16.51 % P 37.83 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 34.11 % O

Fluorine 10.13 % F 10.13 % F

- % F -4.26 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mg_1.2Fe²⁺_0.6Mn²⁺_0.2(PO₄)F

Environment:

Magniotriplite and wagnerite are polytypes, not polymorphs, of one another. The name wagnerite has priority (1821 vs. 1951 for magniotriplite).

IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 2003

Locality:

Tukestan ridge, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named in 1951 for its relationship to triplite. Magniotriplite discredited 2003

Name Pronunciation:

Magniotriplite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Discredited

ICSD 41689

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Magniotriplite Image

Images:

Magniotriplite

Comments: Red-brown crystalline magniotriplite masses in pegmatite.
Location: Kyrk-Bulak pegmatite, Turkestanskij Range, Os, Kyrgyzstan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Magniotriplite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9334:1:0.7564

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.92, b = 12.77, c = 9.66, Z = 16; beta = 107.18° V = 1,404.82 Den(Calc)= 3.55

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.97(1), 3.14(1), 3.33(1),

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Tadini C , Bulletin de Mineralogie , 104 (1981) p.677-680, Magniotriplite: its crystal structure and relation to the triplite-triploidite group, Locality: a pegmatite of the Valmy, Alberes massif, Pyrenees, France

Physical Properties of Magniotriplite

Cleavage:

{001} Good, {010} Distinct, {100} Indistinct

Color:

Reddish brown.

Density:

3.57

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Optical Properties of Magniotriplite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1832,KPDmeas= 0.1822,KC= 0.1836
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.66

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.641, b=1.649, g=1.661, bire=0.0200, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=60.

Calculated Properties of Magniotriplite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.44 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Magniotriplite =3.55 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Magniotriplite}= 8.03 barns/electron
U=PE_{Magniotriplite} x rElectron Density= 27.67 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Magniotriplite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(41.06)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.06.01)Zwieselite Group

41.06.01.01 Zwieselite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F I2/a 2/m

41.06.01.02 Triplite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH) I2/m 2/m

41.06.01.03 Magniotriplite? (Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BB.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

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

08.BB -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 £ 1:1

08.BB.10 Magniotriplite? (Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F P 2₁/a 2/m

08.BB.10 Hydroxylwagnerite! Mg2(PO4)(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.BB.10 Triplite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH) I2/m 2/m

08.BB.10 Zwieselite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)F I2/a 2/m

Other Magniotriplite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Magniotriplite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Magniotriplite

(Mg,Fe++,Mn)2(PO4)F
Dana No: 41.06.01.03 Strunz No: 08.BB.10
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