Krasnoselskite Mineral Data

Krasnoselskite Mineral Data

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General Krasnoselskite Information

Chemical Formula:

CoWO4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 306.78 gm

Cobalt 19.21 % Co 24.43 % CoO

Tungsten 59.93 % W 75.57 % WO₃

Oxygen 20.86 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Co(WO₄)

Environment:

An inadequately described cobalt analog of scheelite.

IMA Status:

Not Submitted IMA

Locality:

Chelyabinsk basin, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 15851

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Krasnoselskite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8714:1:0.8276

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.95, b = 5.68, c = 4.701, Z = 2; beta = 90° V = 132.17 Den(Calc)= 7.71

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.916(0.77), 3.739(0.41), 3.611(0.23),

Physical Properties of Krasnoselskite

Color:

Gray, Bluish gray, Greenish gray.

Density:

6.62

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Irregular - Irregular fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Pseudomorphous - Occurs in the form of another mineral.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

bluish gray

Optical Properties of Krasnoselskite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.33 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.173) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.14 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.173) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Krasnoselskite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.69 gm/cc
note: r_{Krasnoselskite}=7.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.08567
Boson Index = 0.91433

Photoelectric:

PE_{Krasnoselskite}= 753.01 barns/electron
U=PE_{Krasnoselskite} x r_electron=5,033.93 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Krasnoselskite is Not Radioactive

Krasnoselskite Classification

Dana Class:

37.0.0.0 (37)Phosphate Minerals

(37.0)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(Wolframate)

Strunz Class:

VII/X.00-00 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/X - Unclassified Strunz Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/X.00 - Wolframate

Other Krasnoselskite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Krasnoselskite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Krasnoselskite

CoWO4
Dana No: Unknown Strunz No: VII/X.00-00
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