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General Capgaronnite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
HgAg(Cl,Br,I)S | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 398.46 gm | ||
| Silver 27.07 % Ag | |||
| Mercury 50.34 % Hg | |||
| Sulfur 8.05 % S | |||
| Iodine 3.18 % I | |||
| Bromine 6.02 % Br | |||
| Chlorine 5.34 % Cl | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
HgAgCl0.6Br0.3I0.1S | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1991 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1992 for the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 66329 | ||
| IMA1990-011 | |||
| PDF 44-1451 | |||
Capgaronnite Image | |||
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Capgaronnite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5285:1:0.3518 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.803, b = 12.87, c = 4.528, Z = 4; V = 396.45 Den(Calc)= 6.68 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.664(1), 3.637(0.6), 3.762(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Capgaronnite |
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| Cleavage: |
{010} Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Brownish black, Black. | ||
| Density: |
6.19 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Translucent to Opaque | ||
| Luster: |
Subadamantine | ||
| Streak: |
brownish black | ||
Optical Properties of Capgaronnite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.251 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.159 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1871,KPDmeas= 0.2019,KC= 0.1614 Ncalc = 2 - 2.08 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=2.2, g=2.3, bire=0.1000 | ||
Calculated Properties of Capgaronnite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.67 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Capgaronnite =6.68 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.15 Boson Index = 0.85 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECapgaronnite = 931.88 barns/electron U=PECapgaronnite x rElectron Density=5,280.47 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Capgaronnite is Not Radioactive |
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Capgaronnite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
02.15.06.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (02.15)(Chlorides) | |||
| (02.15.06)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
02.FC.20a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf | ||
| 02.F - Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide, H2O | |||
| 02.FC -With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides) | |||
Other Capgaronnite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p197-200,1992) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p197-200,1992) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Capgaronnite : 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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Capgaronnite using: Visit our Advertisers for Capgaronnite : A Bijoux Google Search for CapgaronniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Capgaronnite Cape Minerals Google Search for Capgaronnite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Capgaronnite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Capgaronnite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Capgaronnite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Capgaronnite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Capgaronnite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Capgaronnite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Capgaronnite Ask about Capgaronnite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Capgaronnite Specimen Label here :
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