Classification of Veselovskýite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2006 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 8.CE.30
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O E : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O about 1:2.5 |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 39.2.6.4
39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES 2 : (AB)5[HXO4]2[XO4]2.xH2O |
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Type Occurrence of Veselovskýite |
| Type Locality: | Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal) District, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | Individual, lath-like to thin tabular crystals, up to 1 mm long, commonly form complicated intergrowths. |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | National Museum, Prague (Czech Republic), catalogue number P1P 19/2004. |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | On fissures of partly weathered ore vein. |
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Physical Properties of Veselovskýite |
| Lustre: | Vitreous |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent, Translucent |
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| Colour: | Colourless to greyish white (with a slight greenish tint) |
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| Streak: | Greyish white with a greenish tint |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 2 - 3 |
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| Tenacity: | Very brittle |
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| Cleavage: | Perfect on {001} |
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| Fracture: | Irregular/Uneven |
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| Density (calculated): | 3.28 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Veselovskýite |
| Crystal System: | Triclinic |
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| Class (H-M): | 1 - Pinacoidal |
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| Space Group: | P1 |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 6.3948Å, b = 8.0024Å, c = 10.3557Å α = 85.488°, β = 79.354°, γ = 84.673° |
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.799 : 1 : 1.294 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 517.54 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Z: | 1 |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 10.185 | | (100) | | 7.974 | | (12) | | 3.987 | | (13) | | 3.637 | | (15) | | 3.395 | | (37) | | 3.238 | | (15) | | 2.910 | | (12) | | 2.668 | | (10) |
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Optical Data of Veselovskýite |
| Type: | Biaxial (+) |
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| Pleochroism: | Strong |
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| Comments: | nx= greenish, ny = pale green, nz = green |
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Chemical Properties of Veselovskýite |
| Formula: | |
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| Essential elements: | As, Cu, H, O, Zn |
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| All elements listed in formula: | As, Cu, H, O, Zn |
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| Analytical Data: | Average of 10 electron microprobe analyses normalized to 100.00% (water from thermal analysis); Jáchymov, Czech Republic.
MgO (0.05)
CaO (0.04)
MnO (0.22)
NiO (0.30)
CoO (0.96)
CuO (32.98)
ZnO (3.39)
Al2O3 (0.24)
P2O5 (0.76)
As2O5 (43.16)
H2O (17.90)
Total (100.00) |
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| Empirical Formula: | | (Zn | | Cu | | Co | | Al | | Ni | | Mn | | Mg | | Ca | | )Cu | | [(AsO | | ) | | (PO | | ) | | (AsO | | OH) | | ] · 9.20H | | O |
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Relationship of Veselovskýite to other Species |
| Member of: | Lindackerite Group |
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Other Members of Group:
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Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Veselovskýite |
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Other Information |
| Thermal Behaviour: | About five water molecules liberated first at 50-90°C, two water molecules released in the range 90-230°C and three additional water molecules (part corresponding to (As030H) groups) in the range 230-320°C. General mass decrease in the range 20-320°C is 1 |
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Veselovskýite |
Reference List:
- + | Sejkora, J., Ondruš, P., Novák, M. (2010): Veselovskýite, triclinic (Zn,Cu,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O, a Zn-dominant analogue of lindackerite. Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 187, 83-90 |
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