[Minerals] [Gems] [Sale Items] [Gold Rings] [Big Stuff] [Main Page] Shop early for Holiday Season and get the best stuff. You can put it on layaway for up to six weeks! General Korshunovskite InformationMg2Cl(OH)3•3.5-4(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 207.15 gm |
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Magnesium 23.47 % Mg 38.91 % MgO |
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Hydrogen 5.35 % H 47.83 % H2O |
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Chlorine 17.11 % Cl 17.11 % Cl |
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Cl -3.86 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 54.07 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Mg2Cl(OH)3•4(H2O) |
Veinlets in dolomitic marble. |
Approved IMA 1982 |
Korshunov iron ore deposti, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after it's locality. |
Korshunovskite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 24668 |
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PDF 36-388 |
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Korshunovskite Crystallographya:b:c =1.3824:1:1.1872 |
a = 8.64, b = 6.25, c = 7.42, Z = 2; alpha = 101.4°, beta = 103.9°, gamma = 72.7° V = 364.02 Den(Calc)= 1.89 |
TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 8.04(1), 2.439(0.95), 3.843(0.75), |
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| Physical Properties of KorshunovskiteColorless. |
1.798 - 1.787, Average = 1.79 |
Transparent |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
2 - Gypsum |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
white |
| Optical Properties of KorshunovskiteCI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2854,KPDmeas= 0.2977,KC= 0.2945 Ncalc = 1.53 - 1.55 Biaxial (-), a=1.516, b=1.538, g=1.547, bire=0.0310, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=62. |
| Calculated Properties of KorshunovskiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=1.87 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Korshunovskite =1.79 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEKorshunovskite = 1.72 barns/electron |
U=PEKorshunovskite x rElectron Density= 3.21 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Korshunovskite is Not Radioactive | Korshunovskite Classification10.01.05.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides |
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(10.01)where (A)2 (O,OH)3 Xq |
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(10.01.05)Dana Group |
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03.BD.15 03 - HALIDES |
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03.B - Simple Halides, with H2O |
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03.BD -Simple Halides with H2O and additional OH |
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| Other Korshunovskite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Korshunovskite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - MinDAT 9 - MinMax(Deutsch) 10 - MinMax(English) 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info Search for Korshunovskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Korshunovskite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Korshunovskite Mineral Data : Ask about Korshunovskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Korshunovskite Specimen Label here :
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