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General Flagstaffite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: C10H22O3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 190.28 gm
   Hydrogen  11.65 %  H
   Carbon    63.12 %  C
   Oxygen    25.22 %  O
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: C10H22O3
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: cis terpin hydrate
 

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Flagstaffite

Comments: Colorless transparent microcrystal fragment of flagstaffite.
Location: San Francisco Mountains, near Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Flagstaffite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8086:1:0.4721
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 18.6, b = 23, c = 10.86, Z = 16; V = 4,645.91 Den(Calc)= 1.09
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: F dd2
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 4.93(1), 7.19(0.5), 8.76(0.5),
 

Physical Properties of Flagstaffite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [110] Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 1.09
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Flagstaffite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.505, b=1.512, g=1.524, bire=0.0190, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=77.
 

Calculated Properties of Flagstaffite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=1.21 gm/cc
note: rFlagstaffite =1.09 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00708
Boson Index = 0.99292
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFlagstaffite = 0.19 barns/electron
U=PEFlagstaffite x relectron= 0.23 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Flagstaffite is Not Radioactive

 

Flagstaffite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 50.4.3.1 (50)Salts of Organic Acids
  (50.4)with miscellaneous formulae
  (50.4.3)Dana Group
 
50.4.3.1 Flagstaffite C10H22O3 F dd2 mm2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IX/B.02-80 IX - Organic compunds
  IX/B - Nitrogenfree compounds with C and water, ring structures
  IX/B.02 - Kratochvilite - Flagstaffite series
 
IX/B.02-10 Kratochvilite (C6H4)2CH2 P na21 mm2
 
IX/B.02-20 Simonellite C19H24 Pnaa 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IX/B.02-30 Hoelite (C6H4)2(CO)2 P 21/a 2/m
 
IX/B.02-40 Refikite C19H31COOH P 212121 2 2 2
 
IX/B.02-50 Hartite C20H34 P1 1
 
IX/B.02-52 Fichtelite C19H34 P 21 2
 
IX/B.02-55 Dinite* C20H36 P 212121 2 2 2
 
IX/B.02-60 Karpatite C24H12 P 21/c,P 2/c 2/m
 
IX/B.02-70 Idrialite C22H14 Unk Ortho
 
IX/B.02-75 Ravatite C14H10 P 21 2
 
IX/B.02-80 Flagstaffite C10H22O3 F dd2 mm2
 

Other Flagstaffite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Flagstaffite :
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 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Flagstaffite

C10H22O3
Dana No: 50.4.3.1 Strunz No: IX/B.02-80
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