Dzhalindite Mineral Data

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General Dzhalindite Information

Chemical Formula:

In(OH)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 165.84 gm

Indium 69.23 % In 83.71 % In₂O₃

Hydrogen 1.82 % H 16.29 % H₂O

Oxygen 28.94 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

In(OH)₃

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1963

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 64714

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Dzhalindite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.958, Z = 8; V = 503.98 Den(Calc)= 4.37

Crystal System:

Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: I m3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.96(1), 1.778(0.9), 2.8(0.9),

Physical Properties of Dzhalindite

Color:

Yellow brown.

Density:

4.34

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Subopaque

Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Streak:

yellow white

Optical Properties of Dzhalindite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1649,KPDmeas= 0.166,KC= 0.1642

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.716-1.725.

Calculated Properties of Dzhalindite

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.01 gm/cc
note: r_Dzhalindite=4.37 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00014
Boson Index = 0.99986

Photoelectric:

PE_Dzhalindite= 196.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Dzhalindite x r_electron= 785.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Dzhalindite is Not Radioactive

Dzhalindite Classification

Dana Class:

6.3.5.1 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(6.3)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(6.3.5)Dana Group

6.3.5.1 Dzhalindite In(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

6.3.5.2 Sohngeite Ga(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

6.3.5.3 Bernalite Fe(OH)3 I mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/F.15-20 IV - Oxides

IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure

IV/F.15 - Söhngeite - Bernalite series

IV/F.15-10 Sohngeite Ga(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

IV/F.15-20 Dzhalindite In(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

IV/F.15-30 Bernalite Fe(OH)3 I mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Dzhalindite 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 Dzhalindite :
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 - Minerals of Wisconsin 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Dzhalindite

In(OH)3
Dana No: 6.3.5.1 Strunz No: IV/F.15-20
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