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General Aldermanite Information

Chemical Formula: Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)2232(H2O)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,155.72 gm
Magnesium 5.64 % Mg 9.35 % MgO
Aluminum 15.02 % Al 28.38 % Al2O3
Phosphorus 11.49 % P 26.34 % P2O5
Hydrogen 4.02 % H 35.93 % H2O
Oxygen 63.83 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)2232(H2O)
Environment: Moculata P deposit with fluellite.
IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Locality: Angaston, 60 km NE of Adelaide, Australia, SA, Link to MinDat.org
Location Data.
Name Origin: Named for Arthur Richard Alderman (1901-1980), Mineralogist and
petrologist, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Name Pronunciation: Aldermanite + Pronunciation

Aldermanite Image
Images:
Aldermanite Minyulite
Comments: White, blocky aldermanite crystals to 2mm
completely covering one face of matrix with colorless
prismatic Minyulite crystals in sprays to 3mm.
Location: Tom's Phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South
Australia, Australia. Scale: Overall: 2 x 1.5 x 2 cm.
Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Aldermanite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.8007:1:3.1932
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Cell Dimensions: a = 15, b = 8.33, c = 26.6, Z = 2; V = 3,323.67 Den(Calc)= 2.15

Crystal System: OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 13.4(1), 7.98(0.8), 5.55(0.6),

Physical Properties of Aldermanite

Color: Colorless.
Diaphaneity: Transparent
Habit: Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Habit: Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates.
Hardness: 2 - Gypsum
Luster: Pearly
Streak: white

Optical Properties of Aldermanite

Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= 0.062 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2326,KC= 0.2478
Ncalc = 1.53
Optical Data: Biaxial (?), a=1.5

Calculated Properties of Aldermanite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.21 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aldermanite =2.15 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0059497194
Boson Index = 0.9940502806
Photoelectric: PEAldermanite = 1.20 barns/electron
U=PEAldermanite x rElectron Density= 2.66 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Aldermanite is Not Radioactive

Aldermanite Classification
Dana Class: 42.13.01.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or
Halogen
(42.13)Dana Type
(42.13.01)Dana Group
42.13.01.01 Aldermanite Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)2232(H2O) Unk Ortho
Strunz Class: 08.DE.35 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
08.D - Phosphates, etc
08.DE -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1
08.DE.35 Aldermanite Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)2232(H2O) Unk Ortho
08.DE.35 Alumoakermanite! (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si2O7) P 421m 4 2m

Other Aldermanite Information

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References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC

PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
See Also: Links to other databases for Aldermanite :
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

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Aldermanite
Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)2232(H2O)
Dana No: 42.13.01.01 Strunz No: 08.DE.35
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