IMA2002-034 Mineral Data

General IMA2002-034 Information

Chemical Formula:

CdSO4•4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 280.54 gm

Cadmium 40.07 % Cd 45.77 % CdO

Hydrogen 2.87 % H 25.69 % H₂O

Sulfur 11.43 % S 28.54 % SO₃

Oxygen 45.63 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cd(SO₄)•4(H₂O)

Environment:

Rozenite group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

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IMA2002-034 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4596:1:0.5981

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.5859, b = 14.329, c = 8.5712, Z = 4; beta = 91.51° V = 808.58 Den(Calc)= 2.30

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/n

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.654(1), 2.967(0.85), 3.146(0.85),5.98(0.85), 2.708(0.75), 4.84(0.7),

Physical Properties of IMA2002-034

Color:

Colorless, Light blue.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of IMA2002-034

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1962,KC= 0.1974
Ncalc = 1.45

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.43, b=1.454, g=1.47, bire=0.0400

Calculated Properties of IMA2002-034

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.23 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2002-034 =2.30 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.1
Boson Index = 0.9

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2002-034= 100.41 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2002-034 x rElectron Density= 223.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2002-034 is Not Radioactive

IMA2002-034 Classification

Dana Class:

29.06.06.06 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.06)where A XO4 · x(H2O)

(29.06.06)Rozenite Group (Monoclinic)

29.06.06.01 Rozenite FeSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.06.06.02 Starkeyite MgSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.06.06.03 Ilesite (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.06.06.04 Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

29.06.06.05 Boyleite (Zn,Mg)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

29.06.06.06 IMA2002-034! CdSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.CB.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O

07.CB -With only medium-sized cations

07.CB.15 Boyleite (Zn,Mg)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

07.CB.15 Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

07.CB.15 Ilesite (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

07.CB.15 Rozenite FeSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

07.CB.15 Starkeyite MgSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

07.CB.15 IMA2002-034! CdSO4•4(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

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See Also:

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IMA2002-034

CdSO4•4(H2O)
Dana No: 29.06.06.06 Strunz No: 07.CB.15
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