Artinite Mineral Data

General Artinite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 196.68 gm

Magnesium 24.72 % Mg 40.98 % MgO

Hydrogen 4.10 % H 36.64 % H₂O

Carbon 6.11 % C 22.38 % CO₂

Oxygen 65.08 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂•3(H₂O)

Environment:

Low-temperature hydrothermal mineral in veins and crusts in serpentinized ultrabasic rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902

Locality:

Val Brutta, and Francia in the Val Lanterna, Lombardy, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the Italian mineralogist, Ettore Artini (1866-1928), mineralogist at the University of Milan.

Name Pronunciation:

Artinite

Synonym:

Cuproartinite-Cu

ICSD 1320

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Artinite Image

Images:

Artinite

Comments: Bright, white acicular sprays of artinite crystals on matrix.
Location: New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA. Scale: Size Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Images:

Artinite

Comments: White, acicular clusters of artinite on matrix.
Location: San Benito County, California, USA. Scale: Cluster size 1.3 cm.
© Sandro Maggia/Minernet.it

Artinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =5.2571:1:1.9746

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.56, b = 3.15, c = 6.22, Z = 2; beta = 99° V = 320.47 Den(Calc)= 2.04

Crystal System:

MonoclinicSpace Group: C 2 or C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.736(1), 5.34(0.65), 3.69(0.5),

Physical Properties of Artinite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect, {001} Good

Color:

White.

Density:

2 - 2.03, Average = 2.01

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Silky

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Artinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2579,KPDmeas= 0.2611,KC= 0.2538
Ncalc = 1.51 - 1.52

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.488-1.489, b=1.533-1.534, g=1.556-1.557, bire=0.0680, 2V(Calc)=68, 2V(Meas)=71. Dispersion none.

Pleochroism (x):

none.

Pleochroism (y):

none.

Pleochroism (z):

none.

Calculated Properties of Artinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.12 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Artinite =2.04 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Artinite= 0.74 barns/electron
U=PE_Artinite x rElectron Density= 1.57 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Artinite is Not Radioactive

Artinite Classification

Dana Class:

16b.03.01.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen

(16b.03)where Am Bn (XO3)p Zq · x(H2O), (m+n):p = 2:1

(16b.03.01)Dana Group

16b.03.01.01 Artinite Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O) C 2 or C 2/m Mono

16b.03.01.02 Chlorartinite! Mg2(CO3)Cl(OH)•3(H2O) R 3c (?) 3m

Strunz Class:

05.DA.10 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O

05.DA -With medium-sized cations

05.DA.10 Artinite Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O) C 2 or C 2/m Mono

05.DA.10 Chlorartinite! Mg2(CO3)Cl(OH)•3(H2O) R 3c (?) 3m

Other Artinite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Artinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST
17 - theimage

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Artinite

Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O)
Dana No: 16b.03.01.01 Strunz No: 05.DA.10
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