Laubmannite Mineral Data

General Laubmannite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++3Fe+++6(PO4)4(OH)12

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,086.60 gm

Iron 46.26 % Fe 19.84 % FeO / 44.09 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 11.40 % P 26.13 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.11 % H 9.95 % H₂O

Oxygen 41.23 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₁₂

Environment:

Mixture of dufrenite, kidwellite and beraunite.

IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 1990

Locality:

Shady, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Heinrich Laubmann (1865-1951), German mineralogist.

Synonym:

Discredited

Laubmannite Image

Images:

Laubmannite Goethite

Comments: Reddish brown goethite hosting radiating sprays of olive green laubmannite to 3 cm across.
Location: Buckeye Mountain, Polk County, Arkansas, USA. Scale: 10.5 x 7.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Laubmannite Crystallography

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Physical Properties of Laubmannite

Color:

Brown, Greenish brown, Grayish green, Yellow green, Dark green.

Density:

3.33

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

greenish

Optical Properties of Laubmannite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.86 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2578) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Laubmannite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.25 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Laubmannite =3.33 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Laubmannite= 14.38 barns/electron
U=PE_Laubmannite x rElectron Density= 46.70 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Laubmannite Classification

Dana Class:

37.00.00.00 (37)Phosphate Minerals

(37.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(37.00.00)Phosphate, Basic

37.00.00.00 Arnhemite* (K,Na)2Mg2(P2O7)•5(H2O) Unk Hex

37.00.00.00 Arsenowaylandite* BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

37.00.00.00 Auroantimonate* AuSbO3 Ortho ? Ortho

37.00.00.00 Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite* (Ba,K)0.5(Zn,Cu)0.5(Al,Fe)4(AsO4)3•5(H2O) I 42m 4 2m

37.00.00.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 Churchite-(Dy)* (Dy,Sm,Gd,Nd)(PO4)•2(H2O) Mono

37.00.00.00 Gengenbachite KFe3(H2PO4)2(HPO4)4•6H2OorKFe3H8(PO4)6•6H2O P 6₃mc 6mm

37.00.00.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1

37.00.00.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 Krasnoselskite* CoWO4 P 2/c 2/m

37.00.00.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho

37.00.00.00 Oxiberaunite* (Fe,Mn)Fe5(PO4)4O(OH)4•6(H2O) Mono

37.00.00.00 Parwanite (Na,K)(Mg,Ca)4Al8(PO4)8(CO3)(OH)7•30H2O P 2, Pm, P 2/m, P 2₁, Mono

37.00.00.00 Pyrocoproite* (Mg(K,Na))2P2O7 Unk Mono

37.00.00.00 Pyrophosphite* K2CaP2O7 P 2₁/n 2/m

37.00.00.00 Zinclavendulan? NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

08.XX.00 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.X - Unclassified Strunz PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.XX -Phosphate, Basic

08.XX.00 Arsenobismite? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Coeruleolactite (Ca,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8•4-5(H2O) P1 1

08.XX.00 Cheralite-(Ce)? (Ce,Ca,Th)(P,Si)O4 P 2₁/n 2/m

08.XX.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Spodiosite? Ca2(PO4)F Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Pseudo-autunite* (H3O)4Ca2(UO2)2(PO4)4•5(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

08.XX.00 Viseite Ca10Al24(SiO4)6(PO4)7O22F3•72(H2O)(?) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

08.XX.00 Vanuranylite? (H3O,Ba,Ca,K)1.6(UO2)2V2O8•4(H2O)(?) C 2/c ? 2/m

08.XX.00 Sodium-autunite Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Sodium meta-autunite! Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 Slavkovite! Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) P1 1

08.XX.00 IMA2000-020! Fe4[AsO3OH]5[AsO2(OH)2]2•20(H2O) Ortho Ortho

08.XX.00 Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.XX.00 Kamarizaite! Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•3H2O Pccm, Pcc2, Pcmm, Pcm21 Ortho

08.XX.00 Lapeyreite! Cu3O[AsO3(OH)]2•H2O C 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-002! Cu3(AsO4)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

08.XX.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1

Other Laubmannite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Laubmannite :
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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Laubmannite

Fe++3Fe+++6(PO4)4(OH)12
Dana No: 37.00.00.00 Strunz No: 08.XX.00
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