ZODACITE


Meaning of ZODACITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Ca4Mn++Fe+++4(PO4)6(OH)4·12(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 1,292.68 gm)

Calcium 12.40 % Ca

Manganese 4.25 % Mn

Iron 17.28 % Fe

Phosphorus 14.38 % P

Hydrogen 2.18 % H

Oxygen 49.51 % O

Empirical Formula:

Ca4Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12(H2O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA

Locality:

Mangualde pegmatite, Beira, Protugal.

Name Origin:

Named for Peter Zodac (1894-1967), founder and editor of Rocks and Minerals.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[010] Good

Color:

light yellow, medium yellow, or colorless.

Density:

2.68

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), ,

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

yellow white

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