[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions] Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows General Chukhrovite-(Ce) InformationCa3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 824.71 gm |
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Calcium 14.58 % Ca 20.40 % CaO |
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Cerium 12.74 % Ce 14.92 % Ce2O3 |
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Yttrium 2.70 % Y 3.42 % Y2O3 |
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Aluminum 6.54 % Al 12.36 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 2.44 % H 21.84 % H2O |
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Sulfur 3.89 % S 9.71 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 27.16 % O |
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Fluorine 29.95 % F 29.95 % F |
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F -12.61 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Ca3Ce0.75Y0.25Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) |
Hydrothermal barite-fluorite vein deposit. |
Approved IMA 1960 |
Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for its relation to chukhrovite-(Y) and content of cerium as the dominant rare-earth element. |
ICSD 61184 |
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PDF 43-667 |
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| | Chukhrovite-(Ce) Crystallographya = 16.8, Z = 8; V = 4,741.63 Den(Calc)= 2.31 |
Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: F d3 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 9.75(1), 5.93(0.8), 3.22(0.7), |
| Physical Properties of Chukhrovite-(Ce){???} Indistinct |
White. |
Transparent to Translucent |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
3 - Calcite |
Vitreous - Pearly |
white |
| Optical Properties of Chukhrovite-(Ce)Isotropic, n=1.443. |
| Calculated Properties of Chukhrovite-(Ce)Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.26 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Chukhrovite-(Ce) =2.31 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0006224655 |
Boson Index = 0.9993775345 PEChukhrovite-(Ce) = 65.71 barns/electron |
U=PEChukhrovite-(Ce) x relectron= 148.80 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 13,324.68 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Chukhrovite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.
Weight of pure Chukhrovite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.31 gm/cc.* | Chukhrovite-(Ce) Classification12.01.05.02 (12)Compound Halides |
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(12.01)with miscellaneous anions |
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(12.01.05)Chukhrovite Group |
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03.CG.10 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CG -Aluminofluorides with CO3, SO4, PO4 |
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| Other Chukhrovite-(Ce) InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Chukhrovite-(Ce) : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 - MinDAT 9 - MinMax(Deutsch) 10 - MinMax(English) 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info Search for Chukhrovite-(Ce) using: Visit our Advertisers for Chukhrovite-(Ce) : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Chukhrovite-(Ce) Mineral Data : Ask about Chukhrovite-(Ce) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Chukhrovite-(Ce) Specimen Label here :
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