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- 30.1.17.1 Nabokoite Cu7TeO4(SO4)5·KCl P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 30.1.17.2 Atlasovite Cu6FeBiO4(SO4)5·KCl P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VI/B.07-10 Nabokoite Cu7TeO4(SO4)5·KCl P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VI/B.07-20 Atlasovite Cu6FeBiO4(SO4)5·KCl P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
General Atlasovite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5·KCl | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,264.97 gm | ||
| Potassium 3.09 % K 3.72 % K2O | |||
| Iron 4.41 % Fe 6.31 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Copper 30.14 % Cu 33.94 % Cu2O | |||
| Bismuth 16.52 % Bi 18.42 % Bi2O3 | |||
| Sulfur 12.67 % S 31.65 % SO3 | |||
| Chlorine 2.80 % Cl 2.80 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -0.63 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 30.36 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 96.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu6Fe3+BiO4(SO4)5(KCl) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Atlasovite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.08722 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.86, c = 20.58, Z = 4; V = 2,000.78 Den(Calc)= 4.20 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/ncc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 10.41(1), 2.446(0.8), 3.431(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Atlasovite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Dark brown. | ||
| Density: |
4.2 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light brown | ||
Optical Properties of Atlasovite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.07 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.07 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1856,KPDmeas= 0.1856,KC= 0.1996 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.776, w=1.783, bire=0.0070. | ||
Calculated Properties of Atlasovite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.92 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00203 Boson Index = 0.99797 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAtlasovite = 300.81 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 41.69 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Atlasovite |
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Atlasovite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
30.1.17.2 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (30.1)where (A B)m (XO4)p Zq where m:p>2:1 | |||
| (30.1.17)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/B.07-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/B - Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- with unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size | |||
| VI/B.07 - Nabokoite - Atlasovite series | |||
Other Atlasovite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p927,1988) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p927,1988) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Atlasovite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Atlasovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Atlasovite : Translate Atlasovite Mineral Data : Ask about Atlasovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Atlasovite Specimen Label here :
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