| Legrandite | |
|---|---|
| 一般 | |
| カテゴリー | ヒ酸塩鉱物 |
| 化学式 | Zn 2 (AsO 4 )(OH)·(H 2 O) |
| IMA記号 | 脚[1] |
| ストルンツ分類 | 8.DC.10 |
| 結晶系 | 単斜晶系 |
| 結晶クラス | プリズマティック(2/m) (同じHM記号) |
| 空間群 | P2 1 /c |
| 単位胞 | a = 12.805(2), b = 7.933(1), c = 10.215(2) [Å]; β = 104.23°; Z = 8 |
| 識別 | |
| 色 | 明るい黄色、ワックスイエロー、無色 |
| 結晶性 | 結晶性、柱状、典型的にはスプレー状または束状の集合体 |
| 劈開 | 不完全で、かわいそうなもの {100} |
| 破砕 | 貝殻状 |
| 粘り強さ | 脆い |
| モース硬度 | 4.5~5 |
| 光沢 | ガラス質 |
| 条線 | 白 |
| 透明感 | 透明から半透明 |
| 比重<extra_id_1> 3.98~4.01 | 光学特性 |
| 二軸(+) | 屈折率 |
| n α = 1.675 – 1.702 n β = 1.690 – 1.709 n γ = 1.735 – 1.740 | 複屈折 |
| δ = 0.060 | 多色性 |
| X = Y = 無色~黄色 Z = 黄色 | 2V角 |
| 測定値:50° | 参考文献 |
| [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] | [2][3][4] |
Legrandite is a rare zinc arsenate mineral, Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·(H2O).
It is an uncommon secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of arsenic bearing zinc deposits and occurs rarely in granite pegmatite. Associated minerals include: adamite, paradamite, köttigite, scorodite, smithsonite, leiteite, renierite, pharmacosiderite, aurichalcite, siderite, goethite and pyrite.[2][3] It has been reported from Tsumeb, Namibia; the Ojuela mine in Durango, Mexico and at Sterling Hill, New Jersey, US.[2]
It was first described in 1934 for an occurrence in the Flor de Peña Mine, Nuevo León, Mexico and named after Louis C.A. Legrand, a Belgian mining engineer.[3]
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