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Moraesit Quarz
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Moraesit Quarz
Mina Pirineus,Itinga; Minas Gerais. Brasilien; BB.3mm
Copyright: Ferdl; Contribution: Ferdl
Collection: Fuchs R.
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Jequitinhonha, Fluss/Itinga/Monte Belo/Pirineus Mine
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1626031859
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Moraesit Quarz

Mina Pirineus,Itinga; Minas Gerais. Brasilien; BB.3mm
Collection: Fuchs R.
Copyright: Ferdl
Contribution: Ferdl 2021-07-11
Locality: Pirineus Mine / Monte Belo / Itinga / Jequitinhonha, Fluss / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien
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Fo.:Boa Esperanca, Divino das Laranjeiras, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brasilien, faserige, weiße XX, BB 4,2 mm
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A012851, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Governador Valadares/Divino das Laranjeiras/Boa Esperanca
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1230301688
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Moraesit (SNr: A012851)

Fo.:Boa Esperanca, Divino das Laranjeiras, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brasilien, faserige, weiße XX, BB 4,2 mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2008-12-26
Locality: Boa Esperanca / Divino das Laranjeiras / Governador Valadares / Doce-Tal / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien
Moraesit auf Rockbridgeit
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Bildbreite: 5,5 mm; Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Galiléia/Sapucaia do Norte/Sapucaia Mine
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1264266787
Rating: 7 (votes: 1)
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Moraesit auf Rockbridgeit

Bildbreite: 5,5 mm; Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Mabu
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-01-23
Locality: Sapucaia Mine / Sapucaia do Norte / Galiléia / Doce-Tal / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien
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Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Copyright: Jason B. Smith; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/North Carolina/Cleveland Co./Kings Mountain District/Foote Mine (Foote Lithium Co. Mine)
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1282994247
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Copyright: Jason B. Smith
Contribution: thdun5 2010-08-28
Locality: Foote Mine (Foote Lithium Co. Mine) / Kings Mountain District / Cleveland Co. / North Carolina / USA
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Bildbreite: 6 mm, Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Galiléia/Sapucaia do Norte/Sapucaia Mine
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1275496840
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Moraesit

Bildbreite: 6 mm, Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-06-02
Locality: Sapucaia Mine / Sapucaia do Norte / Galiléia / Doce-Tal / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien
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Größe: 40x30 mm; Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Paul Bongaerts; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Galiléia/Sapucaia do Norte/Sapucaia Mine
Mineral: Moraesite
Image: 1264107281
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Größe: 40x30 mm; Fundort: Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Docetal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Copyright: Paul Bongaerts
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-01-21
Locality: Sapucaia Mine / Sapucaia do Norte / Galiléia / Doce-Tal / Minas Gerais / Südosten (Região Sudeste) / Brasilien

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Collectors Summary

Color weiß
Streak color weiß
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System monoklin, C2/c

Chemism

Chemical formula

Be2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O

Chemical composition

Beryllium, Phosphor, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 202.0645188 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 21

Info

Empirical formula:

Be2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

4.49

9

42.86

1.0079470

9.0715230
Beryllium

Be

8.92

2

9.52

9.0121823

18.0243646
Oxygen

O

71.26

9

42.86

15.9994300

143.9948700
Phosphorus

P

15.33

1

4.76

30.9737612

30.9737612

Analysis wt%

P2O5 : 34.76, BeO : 25.28, H2O : 39.80 (Ref: American Mineralogist 53)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

8.DA.05

8: Phosphate, Arsenate, Vanadate
D: Phosphate, mit weiteren Anionen, mit H2O
A: Mit kleinen (und gelegentlich größeren) [Kationen]
05:Moraesit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VII/D.01-010

VII: PHOSPHATE, ARSENATE UND VANADATE ("Phosphate" des Registers immer einschließlich isotyper Arsenate und Vanadate!)
D: Wasserhaltige Phosphate, mit fremden Anionen
1: Vorwiegend kleine Kationen: Be-Li

Classification by Hölzel

8.DA.100

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
D: Phosphates (+Anions +Water)
A: Phosphates, C small

Dana 8th edition

42.06.01.01

42: Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
06: Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (AB)2 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O)
01: Moraesite Group

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

weiß

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.028
Birefringence chart\! Moraesite title=Birefringence chart Moraesite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.462

RI value β

1.482

RI value γ / ε

1.490

Ri mean

1.478

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 65°

Orientation

Z = b, Y ^ c = 11

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

15

Space Group

C2/c

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.553

Cell parameters b (Å)

12.319

Cell parameters c (Å)

7.155

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.694

Cell parameters c/b

0.581

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

97.93

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

746.673

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

6.93(100),
6.16(10),
4.226(30),
3.280(40),
3.015(30),
2.811(20),
2.310(10),
2.047(10)
XRD chart Moraesite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)

1.7 (gemessen) 1.805 (berechnet)

1.797 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Brasilien/Südosten (Região Sudeste)/Minas Gerais/Doce-Tal/Galiléia/Sapucaia do Norte/Sapucaia Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Lindberg & Pecora & Barbosa 1953

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 4 (2000), 389

Other languages

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English

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French

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Russian

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Russian

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CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mae

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) sQ4xY8wnYUCcxDHDAxHJFg
GUID (Global unique identifier) 63310EB1-27CC-4061-9CC4-31C30311C916
Database ID 2602