Carobbiite Mineral Data

Carobbiite Mineral Data

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General Carobbiite Information

Chemical Formula:

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 58.10 gm

Potassium 67.30 % K 81.07 % K₂O

Fluorine 32.70 % F 32.70 % F

- % F -13.77 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 64686

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Carobbiite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.34, Z = 4; V = 152.27 Den(Calc)= 2.53

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.671(1), 1.89(0.63), 3.087(0.29),

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Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.85-237, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, rocksalt structure

Physical Properties of Carobbiite

Cleavage:

[???] Good

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

2.524

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Carobbiite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.177 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.179 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1431,KPDmeas= 0.1434,KC= 0.1743

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.362.

Calculated Properties of Carobbiite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.43 gm/cc
note: r_Carobbiite=2.52 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00008
Boson Index = 0.99992

Photoelectric:

PE_Carobbiite= 7.03 barns/electron
U=PE_Carobbiite x r_electron= 17.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 935.96 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

**Estimated Radioactivity from Carobbiite** - mild
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 9.11 cm	20,391	5.51E-07	935.96	0.31
100 gm / 4.23 cm	2,039	5.51E-08	93.60	0.03
10 gm / 1.96 cm	204	5.51E-09	9.36	0.00
1 gm / 9.11 mm	20	5.51E-10	0.94	0.00
0.1 gm / 4.23 mm	2	5.51E-11	0.09	0.00
0.01 gm / 1.96 mm	0	5.51E-12	0.01	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.91 mm	0	5.51E-13	0.00	0.00

Weight of pure Carobbiite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.52 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem

Carobbiite Classification

Dana Class:

9.1.1.4 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides

(9.1)where A X

(9.1.1)Dana Group

9.1.1.1 Halite NaCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

9.1.1.2 Sylvite KCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

9.1.1.3 Villiaumite NaF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

9.1.1.4 Carobbiite KF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

9.1.1.5 Griceite LiF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

III/A.02-20 III - Halogenides

III/A - Simple halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1

III/A.02 - Halite series Griceite - Bromargyrite

III/A.02-05 Griceite LiF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-10 Villiaumite NaF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-20 Carobbiite KF F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-30 Halite NaCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-40 Sylvite KCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-50 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

III/A.02-60 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Carobbiite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Carobbiite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Carobbiite

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Dana No: 9.1.1.4 Strunz No: III/A.02-20
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