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- 1.1.2.1 Auricupride Cu3Au P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 1.1.2.2 Tetra-auricupride AuCu P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.2.3 Yuanjiangite AuSn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.01-10 Copper Cu F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-15 Allabogdanite! (Fe,Ni)2P P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.01-20 Silver Ag F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-40 Gold Au F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-50 Auricupride Cu3Au P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-60 Tetra-auricupride AuCu P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.01-65 Bogdanovite (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-68 Hunchunite! (Au,Ag)2Pb F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.01-70 Anyuiite Au(Pb,Sb)2 I 4/mcm 4/m 2/m 2/m
General Auricupride Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu3Au | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 387.60 gm | ||
| Copper 49.18 % Cu | |||
| Gold 50.82 % Au | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu3Au | ||
| Environment: |
Occurs in serpentinites as a low temperature un-mixing of Au-Cu alloys. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950 | ||
| Locality: |
Karabaseh and Talnakh deposits, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after its composition of Au and Cu. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40351 | ||
| PDF 35-1357 | |||
Auricupride Image | |||
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Auricupride Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:: =0.0879:1:0.0899 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.753, = 42.68, = 3.84, Z = 11; V = 615.08 Den(Calc)= 11.51 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P m3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.23(1), 1.92(0.7), 1.94(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Auricupride |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Bronze, Copper. | ||
| Density: |
11.5 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. | ||
| Habit: |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes | ||
| Habit: |
Ductile - Grains deform from mechanical stress. Characteristic of metals. | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Hardness: |
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | ||
| Luminescence: |
None. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
yellow | ||
Optical Properties of Auricupride |
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| RL Color: |
Violet rose. | ||
Calculated Properties of Auricupride |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=9.86 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0 Boson Index = 1 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAuricupride = 831.18 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Auricupride is Not Radioactive |
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Auricupride Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.2.1 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/A.01-50 I - Elements | ||
| I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides | |||
| I/A.01 - Series Copper, Silver and Gold | |||
Other Auricupride Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Auricupride : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Auricupride using: Visit our Advertisers for Auricupride : Translate Auricupride Mineral Data : Ask about Auricupride here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Auricupride Specimen Label here :
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