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General Bellidoite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu2Se
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 206.05 gm
   Copper    61.68 %  Cu
   Selenium  38.32 %  Se
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu2Se
Help on Environment: Environment: Formed at moderate to low temperature with other hydrothermal selenides and sulfides.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1975
Help on Locality: Locality: From Habri, near Tisnova, Czechoslovakia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For Eleodoro Bellido Bravo, Director of Servicio de Geologia y Mineria, Peru.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 30230
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Bellidoite   Berzelianite   Umangite

Comments: Dark bellidoite inclusions in black berzelianite with white umangite.
Location: Habri, near Tisnov, Jihomoravsky, Czech Republi. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Bellidoite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.01909
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 11.52, c = 11.74, Z = 32; V = 1,558.02 Den(Calc)= 7.03
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Tetragonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: P 41/m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.06(1), 3.38(0.8), 1.763(0.7),
 

Physical Properties of Bellidoite

Help on Color: Color: Silver gray.
Help on Density: Density: 7.03
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Bellidoite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Very weak in gray colors.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: Creamy white.
Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism: Very weak.
 

Calculated Properties of Bellidoite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.28 gm/cc
note: rBellidoite =7.03 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.02912
Boson Index = 0.97088
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBellidoite = 59.11 barns/electron
U=PEBellidoite x relectron= 371.10 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Bellidoite is Not Radioactive

 

Bellidoite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.4.9.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.4)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:1
  (2.4.9)Dana Group
 
2.4.9.1 Bellidoite Cu2Se P 41/m 4/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/B.03-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/B - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium > 1:1, Selenides with predominant Copper
  II/B.03 - Bertzeliannite - Athabascaite series
 
II/B.03-10 Berzelianite Cu2Se F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
II/B.03-20 Bellidoite Cu2Se P 41/m 4/m
 
II/B.03-30 Crookesite Cu7(Tl,Ag)Se4 I 4 4
 
II/B.03-40 Sabatierite Cu4TlSe3 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/B.03-50 Umangite Cu3Se2 P 21212 2 2 2
 
II/B.03-60 Athabascaite Cu5Se4 Unk Ortho
 

Other Bellidoite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Bellidoite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Bellidoite

Cu2Se
Dana No: 2.4.9.1 Strunz No: II/B.03-20
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