[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery] The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed General Coccinite InformationHg++I2 (?) |
Molecular Weight = 454.40 gm |
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Mercury 44.14 % Hg 47.67 % HgO |
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Iodine 55.86 % I 55.86 % I |
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I -3.52 % -O=I2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
HgI2 |
An inadequately described species. The Casa Viejas material is now considered to be an oxychloride of mercury. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 (Dana # Added) |
Casa Viejas, Mexico. Terlingua District, Del Rio, Texas, USA.. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Unknown. |
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Coccinite Crystallographya:c = 1:2.83592 |
a = 4.376, c = 12.41, Z = 1; V = 237.64 Den(Calc)= 3.17 |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 41/nmc |
| Physical Properties of CocciniteOrange red, Reddish brown. |
Translucent |
2 - Gypsum |
orange |
| Optical Properties of CocciniteNCalc= 1.59 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1854) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of CocciniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.60 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Coccinite =3.17 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.13 |
Boson Index = 0.87 PECoccinite = 992.89 barns/electron |
U=PECoccinite x rElectron Density=2,576.70 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Coccinite is Not Radioactive | Coccinite Classification09.02.07.03 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides |
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(09.02)where A (X)2 |
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(09.02.07)Cotunnite Group |
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03.AB.10 03 - HALIDES |
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03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O |
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03.AB -M:X = 1:2 |
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| Other Coccinite InformationNAME( Dana7) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,1st ed.,1974) |
Links to other databases for Coccinite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - MinDAT 8 - MinMax(Deutsch) 9 - MinMax(English) 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Coccinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Coccinite : 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 Coccinite Mineral Data : Ask about Coccinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Coccinite Specimen Label here :
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