Kolicite Mineral Data + 
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- 43.4.8.1 Kolicite Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8 C mca 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/B.10-10 Holdenite (Mn,Mg)6Zn3(AsO4)2(SiO4)(OH)8 Abma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/B.10-20 Kolicite Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8 C mca 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/B.10-30 Manganostibite (Mn,Fe)7(SbO4)(AsO4,SiO4)O4 Ibmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
General Kolicite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,244.19 gm | ||
| Manganese 30.91 % Mn 39.91 % MnO | |||
| Zinc 21.02 % Zn 26.17 % ZnO | |||
| Silicon 4.51 % Si 9.66 % SiO2 | |||
| Arsenic 12.04 % As 18.47 % As2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.65 % H 5.79 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 30.86 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100183 | ||
| PDF 33-918 | |||
Kolicite Image | |||
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Kolicite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.1151:1:1.3698 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 18.59, b = 8.789, c = 12.04, Z = 4; V = 1,967.19 Den(Calc)= 4.20 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mca | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.97(1), 1.54(0.7), 3.58(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Kolicite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Yellow orange. | ||
| Density: |
4.17 | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light orange | ||
Optical Properties of Kolicite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1869,KPDmeas= 0.1882,KC= 0.1897 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.779, b=1.786, g=1.79, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=78. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kolicite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.95 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01087 Boson Index = 0.98913 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKolicite = 27.10 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kolicite is Not Radioactive |
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Kolicite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
43.4.8.1 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc. | ||
| (43.4)(Anhydrous Compound Anions With Hydroxyl or Halogen) | |||
| (43.4.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/B.10-20 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/B - Nesosubsilicates, with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders, cations of octahedral and tetrahedral orientation [4/6] | |||
| VIII/B.10 - Holdenite - Manganostibite series | |||
Other Kolicite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kolicite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Kolicite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kolicite : Translate Kolicite Mineral Data : Ask about Kolicite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kolicite Specimen Label here :
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