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General Christite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
TlHgAsS3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 576.09 gm | ||
| Thallium 35.48 % Tl | |||
| Mercury 34.82 % Hg | |||
| Arsenic 13.01 % As | |||
| Sulfur 16.70 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
TlHgAsS3 | ||
| Environment: |
Dimorphous with routhierite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 | ||
| Locality: |
At the Carlin gold deposit, 50 km northwest of Elko, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Dr. Charles L. Christ, mineralogist with the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 33705 | ||
| PDF 29-1337 | |||
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Christite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3776:1:0.3775 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.113, b = 16.188, c = 6.111, Z = 4; beta = 96.71° V = 600.59 Den(Calc)= 6.37 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.98(1), 3.62(0.8), 3.49(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Christite |
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| Cleavage: |
{010} Perfect, {110} Perfect, {101} Good | ||
| Color: |
Crimson red, Bright orange. | ||
| Density: |
6.2 | ||
| Hardness: |
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
light orange | ||
Calculated Properties of Christite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.35 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Christite =6.37 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.1 Boson Index = 0.9 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEChristite =1,218.74 barns/electron U=PEChristite x rElectron Density=6,522.35 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Christite is Not Radioactive |
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Christite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
03.04.10.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts | ||
| (03.04)where z/y > 3 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals | |||
| (03.04.10)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
02.HD.15 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf | ||
| 02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype | |||
| 02.HD -With Tl | |||
Other Christite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Christite : 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 Christite using: Visit our Advertisers for Christite : A Bijoux Google Search for ChristiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Christite Cape Minerals Google Search for Christite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Christite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Christite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Christite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Christite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Christite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Christite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Christite Ask about Christite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Christite Specimen Label here :
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