| Cheremnykhite Mineral Data |
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- 33.3.5.1 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3TeO6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
- 33.3.5.2 Kuksite Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 33.3.5.3 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.16-05 Juabite! (Ca,Fe)Cu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2·4(H2O) P1 1
- IV/K.16-10 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.16-12 Kuksite Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.16-15 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3TeO6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
- IV/K.16-20 Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) Unk. Ortho
General Cheremnykhite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn3Pb3Te++++O6(VO4)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,271.24 gm | ||
| Vanadium 8.01 % V 14.31 % V2O5 | |||
| Zinc 15.43 % Zn 19.21 % ZnO | |||
| Tellurium 10.04 % Te 12.55 % TeO2 | |||
| Lead 48.90 % Pb 52.67 % PbO | |||
| Oxygen 17.62 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 98.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn3Pb3(TeO6)(VO4)2 | ||
| Environment: |
Late-stage interstitial mineral in calcite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 | ||
| Locality: |
Kuranakh gold deposit, Central Aldan, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for I. M. Cheremnykh, Russian prospector, one of the discoverers of the Kuranakh deposit. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1989-017 | ||
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Cheremnykhite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5773:1:0.3485 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.58, b = 14.86, c = 5.18, Z = 2; V = 660.44 Den(Calc)= 6.39 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.3(1), 3(0.9), 1.607(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Cheremnykhite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Greenish yellow. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | ||
| Hardness: |
5.5 - Knife Blade | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Cheremnykhite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.108 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1554,KC= 0.1743 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.986, b=1.9965, g=1.997, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=24, 2V(Meas)=20. Dispersion r > v. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
none. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
none. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
none. | ||
Calculated Properties of Cheremnykhite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.49 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.12269 Boson Index = 0.87731 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECheremnykhite = 919.98 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cheremnykhite is Not Radioactive |
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Cheremnykhite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
33.3.5.1 (33)Selenates and Tellurates | ||
| (33.3)with other anion groups | |||
| (33.3.5)Pb, Zn Tellurates | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.16-15 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups | |||
| IV/K.16 - Dugganite - Tlalocite | |||
Other Cheremnykhite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Cheremnykhite : 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 Search for Cheremnykhite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cheremnykhite : Translate Cheremnykhite Mineral Data : Ask about Cheremnykhite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cheremnykhite Specimen Label here :
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