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General Akaganeite Information

Chemical Formula: Fe+++(O,OH,Cl)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 761.37 gm
Iron 55.75 % Fe 79.70 % Fe2O3
Nickel 3.08 % Ni 3.92 % NiO
Hydrogen 1.28 % H 11.48 % H2O
Chlorine 6.05 % Cl 6.05 % Cl
- % Cl -1.37 % -O=Cl2
Oxygen 33.83 % O
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100.00 % 99.79 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Fe3+7.6Ni0.4O6.4(OH)9.7Cl1.3
Environment: Apparently formed from pyrrhotite by ferric-sulfate-bearing solutions.
Transforms to hematite at 290 to 310 Deg. C.
IMA Status: Approved IMA 1961
Locality: Akagane mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location
Data.
Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Name Pronunciation: Akaganeite + Pronunciation
Synonym: ICSD 69606
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Akaganeite
Comments: Rusty brown coating of akaganeite on rock.
Location: Wells, Elko County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See
Photo.
Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral
Species

Akaganeite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =3.4927:1:3.469
Cell Dimensions: a = 10.587, b = 3.0311, c = 10.515, Z = 1; beta = 90.03 V = 337.43
Den(Calc)= 3.75
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Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: I2/m

X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 1.635(1), 3.311(1), 7.4(1),
Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure Post J E , Buchwald V F , American Mineralogist , 76 (1991) p.272-277, Crystal
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
Keyboard structure refinement of akaganeite
S - Stereo Pair on/off
H - Help Screen
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Physical Properties of Akaganeite

Color: Brown, Rusty brown.
Density: 3
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Habit: Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Habit: Powdery - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent pulverulent mass.
Luster: Adamantine - Metallic
Streak: brownish yellow

Optical Properties of Akaganeite

Optical Data: Biaxial (?)
NCalc= 2.19 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3161) where
Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.95 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3161) where
Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Akaganeite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.64 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Akaganeite =3.75 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Photoelectric: PEAkaganeite = 18.39 barns/electron
U=PEAkaganeite x rElectron Density= 66.91 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Akaganeite is Not Radioactive

Akaganeite Classification
Dana Class: 06.01.06.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl
(06.01)where X+++O OH
(06.01.06)Dana Group
06.01.06.01 Akaganeite Fe(O,OH,Cl) I2/m 2/m
Strunz Class: 04.DK.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites,
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antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
04.DK -With large ( medium-sized) cations; tunnel structures
04.DK.05 Akaganeite Fe(O,OH,Cl) I2/m 2/m
04.DK.05 Ankangite Ba(Ti,V,Cr)8O16 I 4/m 4/m
04.DK.05 Coronadite Pb(Mn,Mn)8O16 I2/m 2/m
04.DK.05 Hollandite Ba(Mn,Mn)8O16 I2/m 2/m
04.DK.05 Manjiroite (Na,K)(Mn,Mn)8O16n(H2O) I 4/m 4/m
04.DK.05 Mannardite BaTi6V2O16(H2O) I 41/a 4/m
04.DK.05 Redledgeite BaTi6Cr2O16(H2O) I 41/a 4/m
04.DK.05 Priderite (K,Ba)(Ti,Fe)8O16 I 4/m 4/m
04.DK.05 Henrymeyerite! BaFeTi7O16 I 4/m 4/m

Other Akaganeite Information

References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 782)
See Also: Links to other databases for Akaganeite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Fe+++(O,OH,Cl)
Dana No: 06.01.06.01 Strunz No: 04.DK.05
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