Veselovskyite Mineral Data

General Veselovskyite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Zn,Cu,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•9H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,038.21 gm

Zinc 3.78 % Zn

Cobalt 0.57 % Co

Copper 26.32 % Cu

Arsenic 28.87 % As

Hydrogen 1.94 % H

Oxygen 38.53 % O

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Zn_0.6Cu_0.3Co_0.1Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(As3OH)₂•9(H₂O)

Environment:

Zn-dominant analogue of lindackerite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2005

Locality:

Jáchymov Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-U deposit, Krušne hory Mts., western Bohemia, Czech Republic Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2005-053

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Veselovskyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7991:1:1.294

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.3948, b = 8.0024, c = 10.3557, Z = 1; alpha = 85.488°, beta = 79.354°, gamma = 84.673° V = 516.96 Den(Calc)= 2.44

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.185(1), 3.395(0.37), 2.668(0.16),3.238(0.15), 3.987(0.13), 2.91(0.12), 7.974(0.12),

Calculated Properties of Veselovskyite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0022969185
Boson Index = 0.9977030815

Radioactivity:

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

Veselovskyite Classification

Dana Class:

39.02.07.04 (39)Hydrated Acid Phosphates, etc

(39.02)H2 (AB)5 (XO4)4 · x(H2O)

(39.02.07)Lindackerite Group

39.02.07.01 Lindackerite CuCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•~9(H2O) P1 1

39.02.07.02 IMA2008-010! CaCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•10H2O P1 1

39.02.07.03 Braithwaiteite NaCu5(Ti,Sb)2O2(AsO4)4[AsO3(OH)]2•8H2O P1 1

39.02.07.04 Veselovskyite (Zn,Cu,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•9H2O P1 1

Strunz Class:

08.CE.30 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CE -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O £ 1:2.5

08.CE.30 Lindackerite CuCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•~9(H2O) P1 1

08.CE.30 Veselovskyite (Zn,Cu,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•9H2O P1 1

08.CE.30 IMA2008-010! CaCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•10H2O P1 1

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See Also:

Links to other databases for Veselovskyite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Veselovskyite

(Zn,Cu,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2•9H2O
Dana No: 39.02.07.04 Strunz No: 08.CE.30
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