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General Ilinskite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 662.09 gm
   Sodium     3.47 %  Na    4.68 % Na2O
   Copper    47.99 %  Cu   54.03 % Cu2O
   Selenium  23.85 %  Se   33.52 % SeO2
   Chlorine   5.35 %  Cl    5.35 % Cl
               -   %  Cl   -1.21 % -O=Cl2
   Oxygen    19.33 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.38 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl
Help on Environment: Environment: From fumarolic exhalations.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: On the South and North breaks of the Tolbachik Main Fracture eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For G. A. Ilinskiy (1927-1996) of St. Petersburg University.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1996-027
 

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Ilinskite

Comments: Dark green crystals of ilinskite on matrix.
Location: Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Ilinskite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5911:1:0.3627
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.482, b = 17.732, c = 6.432, Z = 4; V = 1,195.50 Den(Calc)= 3.68
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 5.24(1), 8.84(0.6), 3.251(0.4),2.955(0.27), 2.626(0.25), 2.531(0.12), 9.01(0.1),
 

Physical Properties of Ilinskite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [100] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Emerald green.
Help on Density: Density: 4.08
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: light green
 

Optical Properties of Ilinskite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.16 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2524,KPDmeas= 0.2277,KC= 0.2176
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.845, b=1.965-1.968, g=1.975, bire=0.1300, 2V(Calc)=24-30, 2V(Meas)=20. Dispersion dispersion not observed.
 

Calculated Properties of Ilinskite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.76 gm/cc
note: rIlinskite =4.08 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01822
Boson Index = 0.98178
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEIlinskite = 40.55 barns/electron
U=PEIlinskite x relectron= 152.44 barns/cc.

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

Ilinskite is Not Radioactive

 

Ilinskite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 33.3.4.1 (33)Selenates and Tellurates
  (33.3)with other anion groups
  (33.3.4)Dana Group
 
33.3.4.1 Ilinskite ! NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/J.05-60 IV - Oxides
  IV/J - Arsenides with [AsO3]3- groups
  IV/J.05 - Asbeckasite - Cafarsite series
 
IV/J.05-10 Chadwickite! (UO2)H(AsO3) Tetra
 
IV/J.05-20 Cafarsite Ca8(Ti,Fe,Fe,Mn)6-7(AsO3)12·4(H2O) P n3 2/m 3
 
IV/J.05-50 Georgbokiite! Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2 P 21/c 2/m
 
IV/J.05-55 Chloromenite! Cu9O2(SeO3)4Cl6 I2/m 2/m
 
IV/J.05-60 Ilinskite NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Ilinskite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p186,1998) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Ilinskite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl
Dana No: 33.3.4.1 Strunz No: IV/J.05-60
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