General Joseite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Bi4(S,Te)3 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,003.77 gm |
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Bismuth 83.28 % Bi |
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Tellurium 9.53 % Te |
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Sulfur 7.19 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Bi4S2.25Te0.75 |
Environment: |
In granular limestone. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1853 |
Locality: |
From San Jose, near Marianna, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For the locality at San Jose in Brazil. |
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Joseite
Comments: Milky quartz matrix with a 15 mm long group of metallic joseite crystals.
Location: Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
Scale: 5x3.5x2.5 cm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals |
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Joseite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:9.35764 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.25, c = 39.77, Z = 3; V = 622.11 Den(Calc)= 8.04 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.08(1), 2.11(0.5), 2.24(0.5), |
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Physical Properties of Joseite
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Color: |
Gray, Grayish black. |
Density: |
8.1 |
Diaphaniety: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Joseite
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RL Anisotrophism: |
Nearly isotropic in basal sections, else moderately anisotropic greenish gray to dark greenish gray. |
RL Color: |
White. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Joseite in Air
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∑ R2(λ) |
| 400 nm |
57.20 |
58.60 |

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| 420 nm |
56.60 |
58.40 |

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| 440 nm |
56.00 |
58.20 |

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| 460 nm |
55.70 |
58.30 |

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| 480 nm |
55.60 |
58.50 |

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| 500 nm |
55.70 |
59.00 |

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| 520 nm |
56.00 |
59.40 |

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| 540 nm |
56.20 |
60.00 |

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| 560 nm |
56.30 |
60.60 |

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| 580 nm |
56.30 |
61.10 |

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| 600 nm |
56.30 |
61.40 |

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| 620 nm |
56.30 |
61.50 |

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| 640 nm |
56.20 |
61.60 |

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| 660 nm |
56.20 |
61.50 |

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| 680 nm |
56.00 |
61.40 |

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| 700 nm |
55.90 |
61.10 |

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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Joseite in Air
Relative Intensity |
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160% |
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Calculated Properties of Joseite
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Electron Density: |
relectron=6.52 gm/cc note: rJoseite =8.04 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00815 Boson Index = 0.99185 |
Photoelectric: |
PEJoseite =1,689.13 barns/electron U=PEJoseite x relectron=11013.07 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Joseite is Not Radioactive |
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Joseite Classification
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Dana Class: |
2.6.2.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(2.6)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=4:3 |
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(2.6.2)Joseite Group (Trigonal: R3¯m) |
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2.6.2.1 Joseite Bi4(S,Te)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.2 Joseite-B Bi4(S,Te)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.3 Ikunolite Bi4(S,Se)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.4 Laitakarite Bi4(Se,S)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.5 Pilsenite Bi4Te3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.6 Poubaite PbBi2Se2(Te,S)2 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.7 Rucklidgeite (Bi,Pb)3Te4 R 3m 3 2/m |
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2.6.2.8 Babkinite! Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 P 3,P 3m Trig |
Strunz Class: |
II/D.11-30 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts |
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II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold |
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II/D.11 - Tetradymite group, Ikunolite - Joseite-B series |
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II/D.11-10 Ikunolite Bi4(S,Se)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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II/D.11-20 Laitakarite Bi4(Se,S)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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II/D.11-30 Joseite Bi4(S,Te)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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II/D.11-35 Joseite-B Bi4(S,Te)3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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II/D.11-40 Pilsenite Bi4Te3 R 3m 3 2/m |
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Other Joseite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Joseite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 -Athena
3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations
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
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Joseite
Bi4(S,Te)3
Dana No: 2.6.2.1 Strunz No: II/D.11-30
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