Kalininite Mineral Data

Kalininite Mineral Data +

General Kalininite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZnCr2S4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 297.65 gm

Zinc 21.97 % Zn

Chromium 34.94 % Cr

Sulfur 43.09 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

ZnCr₂S₄

Environment:

In a garnet-pyroxene mixture in diopside-quartz-calcite rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1985

Locality:

From an undefined locality in the southern Baikal region, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For P.I. Kalinin, Russian mineralogist and petrologist, investigator of the southern Baikal region.

Synonym:

ICSD 53209

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Kalininite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.997, Z = 8; V = 999.10 Den(Calc)= 3.96

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.019(1), 1.757(1), 1.91(0.8),

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Wittlinger J , Werner S , Schulz H , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 24 (1997) p.597-600, On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure:, x-ray diffraction studies, Sample: P = 0 GPa

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Physical Properties of Kalininite

Color:

Black.

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Adamantine

Optical Properties of Kalininite

RL Color:

Light creamy.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Kalininite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
440 nm	34.40
460 nm	35.20
480 nm	35.30
500 nm	35.40
520 nm	35.50
540 nm	35.20
560 nm	35.30
580 nm	35.20
600 nm	34.80
620 nm	34.10
640 nm	33.80
660 nm	32.70
680 nm	32.50

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Kalininite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Kalininite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.78 gm/cc
note: r_Kalininite=3.96 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.04543
Boson Index = 0.95457

Photoelectric:

PE_Kalininite= 21.28 barns/electron
U=PE_Kalininite x r_electron= 80.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Kalininite is Not Radioactive

Kalininite Classification

Dana Class:

2.10.1.13 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4

(2.10.1)Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m)

2.10.1.1 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.2 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.3 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.4 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.5 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.6 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.7 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.8 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.9 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.11 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.12 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.13 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.14 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.15 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.16 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.17 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.18 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.19 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

II/D.01-110 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold

II/D.01 - Linneite group and related compounds

II/D.01-10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-20 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-30 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-40 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-50 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-60 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-70 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-80 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-90 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-95 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-100 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-110 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-120 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-130 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-140 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Kalininite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kalininite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Kalininite

ZnCr2S4
Dana No: 2.10.1.13 Strunz No: II/D.01-110
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