Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 42, Issue 10, 3017(2022)
The Mineralogical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Phosphohedyphane From Chenzhou of Hunan Province
Recently a rare mineral of the Phosphohedyphane series was discovered in Hunan Province of China. It occurs in the clay adits above the Pb-Zn deposit, the Shizhuyuan, about 15 km east-south of Chenzhou. Determination of the mineral is difficult because its mineralogical and spectroscopic characteristics are similar to some phosphate minerals. Routine determinative procedures and spectroscopy analysis were carried out to investigate the mineral morphology, microstructure, spectroscopy features and partial chemical compositions of 4 samples. The crystals occur as subtransparent, yellow-green to bluish-green, the aggregate of micro-crystals. Crystal faces exhibit vitreous to greasy luster. The mineral has a Mohs hardness of approximately 4. The relative gravity is 4.487~5.331 g·cm3. The observation by stereoscopic microscope shows that crystals are hexagonal prisms, as individuals up to about 1 mm in length and ≤0.8 mm in diameter. Crystals occur in subparallel intergrowths and irregular clusters. The specimens' infrared spectra show good agreement with Fluorphosphohedyphane. The vibration mode and frequency of P
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Gui-jun ZHU, Gan-zhen WANG, Jun PENG, Zong-ping TIAN, Zhi-hua HOU. The Mineralogical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Phosphohedyphane From Chenzhou of Hunan Province[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2022, 42(10): 3017
Category: Research Articles
Received: Jul. 29, 2021
Accepted: Dec. 3, 2021
Published Online: Nov. 23, 2022
The Author Email: ZHU Gui-jun (bauhi@foxmail.com)