[Newest Minerals] [Equipment] [Analytical Services] [About Us] [Mineral Gallery] [eBay Store] See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Mineral News] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM] Rare Minerals, Meteorites, Equipment and Analytical Services Excalibur Mineral Company, World leaders in the supply of rare species Serving the scientific and collector communities since 1974 General Ferrokesterite InformationCu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 |
Molecular Weight = 432.30 gm |
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Zinc 3.78 % Zn |
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Iron 9.69 % Fe |
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Copper 29.40 % Cu |
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Tin 27.46 % Sn |
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Sulfur 29.67 % S |
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100.00 % |
Cu2Zn0.25Fe2+0.75SnS4 |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Cligga mine, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for its relationship to kesterite. |
Ferrokesterite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 26721 |
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PDF 31-463 |
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Ferrokesterite Crystallographya:c = 1:2.00313 |
a = 5.427, c = 10.871, Z = 2; V = 320.18 Den(Calc)= 4.48 |
Tetragonal - ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (4 2m) Space Group: I 42m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.13(1), 1.919(0.5), 1.11(0.4),1.64(0.3), 1.04(0.1), 1.11(0.1), 1.25(0.1), 2.71(0.1), 4.86(0.1), |
| Physical Properties of Ferrokesterite{110} Distinct |
Gray, Steel gray. |
Opaque |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
4 - Fluorite |
Metallic |
black |
| Calculated Properties of FerrokesteriteBulk Density (Electron Density)=4.12 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Ferrokesterite =4.48 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 PEFerrokesterite = 102.24 barns/electron |
U=PEFerrokesterite x rElectron Density= 421.69 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ferrokesterite is Not Radioactive | Ferrokesterite Classification02.09.02.10 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.09)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.09.02)Stannite Group (Tetragonal: I-42m) A2BCS type |
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02.CB.15a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc |
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| Other Ferrokesterite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Ferrokesterite : |
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 (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Ferrokesterite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ferrokesterite : 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 Ferrokesterite Mineral Data : Ask about Ferrokesterite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ferrokesterite Specimen Label here :
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