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General Asbolane Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Co,Ni)1-y(Mn++++O2)2-x(OH)2-2y+2x•n(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 178.74 gm | ||
| Calcium 2.24 % Ca 3.14 % CaO | |||
| Manganese 46.10 % Mn 59.53 % MnO | |||
| Cobalt 3.30 % Co 4.19 % CoO | |||
| Nickel 9.85 % Ni 12.54 % NiO | |||
| Hydrogen 1.80 % H 16.13 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 36.70 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 95.52 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni0.3Co0.1Ca0.1Mn2+1.5O1.5(OH)2•0.6(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Residual deposits on weathered peridotite containing disseminated Co and Ni minerals. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847 | ||
| Locality: |
New Caledonia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek "to soil like soot". | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Asbolane  |
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| Synonym: |
Colbaltian wad | ||
| Lampadite - Cu-bearing asbolane | |||
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Asbolane Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:3.40063 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.823, c = 9.6, Z = 2; V = 66.26 Den(Calc)= 8.96 | ||
| Crystal System: |
HexagonalSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.445(1), 4.82(1), 9.6(1), | ||
Physical Properties of Asbolane |
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| Color: |
Black, Brownish black. | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Botryoidal - "Grape-like" rounded forms (e.g.. malachite). | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
6 - Orthoclase | ||
| Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) | ||
| Streak: |
black | ||
Optical Properties of Asbolane |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (?). | ||
| NCalc= 2.87 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2083) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Asbolane |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.68 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Asbolane =8.96 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.001322271 Boson Index = 0.998677729 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAsbolane = 17.16 barns/electron U=PEAsbolane x rElectron Density= 148.95 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Asbolane is Not Radioactive |
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Asbolane Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
06.04.09.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | ||
| (06.04)containing multiple cations | |||
| (06.04.09)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
04.FL.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate | ||
| 04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) | |||
| 04.FL -Hydroxides with H2O ± (OH); sheets of edge-sharing octahedra | |||
Other Asbolane Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Asbolane : 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 Search for Asbolane using: Visit our Advertisers for Asbolane : A Bijoux Google Search for AsbolaneAdam's Minerals Google Search for Asbolane Cape Minerals Google Search for Asbolane Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Asbolane Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Asbolane Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Asbolane John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Asbolane McDougall Minerals Google Search for Asbolane Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Asbolane Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Asbolane Ask about Asbolane here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Asbolane Specimen Label here :
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