Kirgizstanite Mineral Data

Kirgizstanite Mineral Data

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General Kirgizstanite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 527.51 gm

Aluminum 20.46 % Al 38.66 % Al₂O₃

Zinc 12.40 % Zn 15.43 % ZnO

Hydrogen 3.44 % H 30.74 % H₂O

Sulfur 6.08 % S 15.18 % SO₃

Oxygen 57.63 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

ZnAl₄SO₄(OH)₁₂·3(H₂O)

Environment:

Zn-dominant analogue of chalcoalumite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Kara-Tangi, Fergana Valley, Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)

Synonym:

IMA2004-024

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Kirgizstanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.1547:1:1.9407

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.246, b = 8.873, c = 17.22, Z = 4; beta = 96.41° V = 1,555.73 Den(Calc)= 2.25

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): 4.27(1), 8.6(1), 1.998(0.95),2.292(0.8), 4.83(0.8), 2.516(0.7), 7.93(0.7), 1.896(0.65),

Optical Properties of Kirgizstanite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.53 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2358) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Kirgizstanite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.28 gm/cc
note: r_{Kirgizstanite}=2.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00581
Boson Index = 0.99419

Photoelectric:

PE_{Kirgizstanite}= 6.89 barns/electron
U=PE_{Kirgizstanite} x r_electron= 15.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Kirgizstanite is Not Radioactive

Kirgizstanite Classification

Dana Class:

31.3.1.3 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.3)where (A+ B++)5 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O)

(31.3.1)Dana Group

31.3.1.1 Chalcoalumite CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O) P 2₁ 2

31.3.1.2 Nickelalumite (Ni,Cu)Al4[(SO4),(NO3)2](OH)12·3(H2O) P 2₁ 2

31.3.1.3 Kirgizstanite ! ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/X.00-00 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/X - Unclassified Strunz Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/X.00 - Sulfate, Basic Hydrated Nitrat

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See Also:

Links to other databases for Kirgizstanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Kirgizstanite

ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O)
Dana No: 31.3.1.3 Strunz No: VI/X.00-00
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