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- 2.12.11.1 Jordisite MoS2 None
- II/D.25-05 IMA1999-004a! ReS2 P1 1
- II/D.25-10 Molybdenite MoS2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.25-20 Jordisite MoS2 None
- II/D.25-30 Drysdallite Mo(Se,S)2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.25-40 Tungstenite WS2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Jordisite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
MoS2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 160.07 gm | ||
| Molybdenum 59.94 % Mo | |||
| Sulfur 40.06 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
MoS2 | ||
| Environment: |
As veinlets and coatings of probable moderate to low-temperature hydrothermal origin. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 | ||
| Locality: |
In the USA, in the Sun Valley mine, east of Jacob Lake, Coconio Co., Arizona. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Eduard Friedrich Alexander Jordis (1868-1917), colloidal chemist. | ||
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Jordisite Crystallography |
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| Crystal System: |
Amorphous- No Crystals | ||
Physical Properties of Jordisite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
Blue gray, Black. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) | ||
| Streak: |
black | ||
Calculated Properties of Jordisite |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.15566 Boson Index = 0.84434 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEJordisite = 101.34 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Jordisite is Not Radioactive |
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Jordisite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.12.11.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |||
| (2.12.11)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/D.25-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold | |||
| II/D.25 - Molybdenite series | |||
Other Jordisite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Jordisite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Jordisite using: Visit our Advertisers for Jordisite : Translate Jordisite Mineral Data : Ask about Jordisite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Jordisite Specimen Label here :
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