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General Allactite Information

Chemical Formula: Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8
Composition: Molecular Weight = 798.46 gm
Manganese 48.16 % Mn 62.19 % MnO
Arsenic 18.77 % As 28.79 % As2O5
Hydrogen 1.01 % H 9.02 % H2O
Oxygen 32.06 % O
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% 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: 2+
Mn 7(AsO4)2(OH)8
Environment: Occurs as a rare secondary mineral in veinlets through metamorphosed
manganese deposits )Sweden); in a metamorphosed stratiform zinc
orebody (Franklin, New Jersey, USA).
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1884
Locality: In Sweden, from the Moss and Brattfors mines, Nordmark, and at
Langban, Varmland. From Franklin and Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg,
Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: From the Greek, to change, a reference to the strong pleochroism.
Name Pronunciation: Allactite + Pronunciation
Synonym: Elfstorpite - Discredited 2004
ICSD 24428
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Allactite
Comments: Brownish red allactite crystals.
Location: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New
Jersey, USA. Scale: Size Not Given.
Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
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Allactite Crystallography
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.06(1), 3.71(0.65), 3.28(0.55),
Forms:
Forms: ( 1 1 1) ( 2 1 0) ( 0 1 0) ( 2 0 1) ( 0 2 1) ( 1 0 0) ( 2 0 1) ( 3 2 1) (
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Physical Properties of Allactite

Color: Brown red, Greenish brown, Purple red, Pink.

Optical Properties of Allactite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1947,KPDmeas= 0.2003,KC= 0.1998
Ncalc = 1.77 - 1.79

Calculated Properties of Allactite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.62 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Allactite =3.83 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0001554046
Boson Index = 0.9998445954
Photoelectric: PEAllactite = 25.48 barns/electron
U=PEAllactite x rElectron Density= 92.14 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Allactite is Not Radioactive

Allactite Classification
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Dana Class: 41.02.01.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or

Halogen
(41.02)where (A B)7 (XO4)2 Zq
(41.02.01)Allactite Group
41.02.01.01 Allactite Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8 P 21/a 2/m
41.02.01.02 Raadeite! Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8 P 21/n 2/m
41.02.01.03 Waterhouseite! Mn7(PO4)2(OH)8 P 21/c 2/m

Strunz Class: 08.BE.30 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O
08.BE -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 2:1
08.BE.30 Allactite Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8 P 21/a 2/m
08.BE.30 Flinkite Mn2Mn(AsO4)(OH)4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
08.BE.30 Raadeite! Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8 P 21/n 2/m

Other Allactite Information

See Also: Links to other databases for Allactite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - Franklin Minerals(Palache)
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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