Chemistry:Feroxyhyte
| Feroxyhyte | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Oxide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | δ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Strunz classification | 4.FE.40 |
| Dana classification | 06.01.04.04 |
| Crystal system | Hexagonal Unknown space group |
| Unit cell | a = 2.95, c = 4.56 [Å]; Z = 1 |
| Identification | |
| Formula mass | 88.85 g/mol |
| Color | Brown, yellow-brown |
| Crystal habit | Concretionary, massive, nodular |
| Streak | Yellow |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Specific gravity | 4.31 |
| Density | 4.2 |
| Optical properties | Uniaxial |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Feroxyhyte is an oxide/hydroxide of iron, δ-Fe3+O(OH). Feroxyhyte crystallizes in the hexagonal system. It forms as brown rounded to concretionary masses. Feroxyhyte is opaque, magnetic, has a yellow streak, and has a relative density of 4.2.[2]
It occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean floors. It is also found in the Baltic, White, and Kara Seas.[5] Forms under high pressure conditions and reverts to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.[2] It also occurs as cement and coatings on clasts in poorly drained soils and sediments, formed by the rapid oxidation of iron(II) oxide compounds.[5]
It was first described in 1976 for an occurrence in soils at its type locality: Kolomyya, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine .[1][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Feorxyhyte mineral information and data". Mindat.org. http://www.mindat.org/min-1484.html. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Feroxyhyte Mineral Data". Webmineral.com. http://webmineral.com/data/Feroxyhyte.shtml. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "Information card - FEROXYHYTE". Mineral Crystal Structure Database. http://database.iem.ac.ru/mincryst/s_carta.php?FEROXYHYTE. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook of Mineralogy
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