General Krauskopfite Information![]() BaSi2O4(OH)2•2(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 327.54 gm |
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Barium 41.93 % Ba 46.81 % BaO |
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Silicon 17.15 % Si 36.69 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.85 % H 16.50 % H2O |
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Oxygen 39.08 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() BaSi2O4(OH)2•2(H2O) |
![]() In veins cutting sanbornite-quartz-bearing gneissic metamorphic rocks. |
![]() Approved IMA 1965 |
![]() Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Konrad Bates Krauskopf (1910- ), Professor of Geochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. |
![]() Krauskopfite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 26971 |
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Krauskopfite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.7964:1:0.7378 |
![]() a = 8.46, b = 10.622, c = 7.837, Z = 4; beta = 94.53° V = 702.05 Den(Calc)= 3.10 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 3.84(1), 5.34(0.45), 6.36(0.45), |
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| Physical Properties of Krauskopfite![]() {010} Perfect, {001} Perfect |
![]() Colorless, White. |
![]() 3.14 |
![]() Transparent |
![]() Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
![]() 4 - Fluorite |
![]() Vitreous - Pearly |
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| Optical Properties of Krauskopfite![]() CI meas= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1892,KPDmeas= 0.1868,KC= 0.1923 Ncalc = 1.6 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.574, b=1.587, g=1.599, bire=0.0250, 2V(Calc)=86, 2V(Meas)=88. |
| Calculated Properties of Krauskopfite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.92 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Krauskopfite =3.10 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.08 |
Boson Index = 0.92 ![]() PEKrauskopfite = 179.48 barns/electron |
U=PEKrauskopfite x rElectron Density= 523.18 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Krauskopfite is Not Radioactive | Krauskopfite Classification![]() 74.03.04.02 (74)Phyllosilicate Modulated Layers |
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(74.03)with joined strips |
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(74.03.04)Ba phyllosilicates |
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![]() 09.DH.30 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DH -Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12 |
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| Other Krauskopfite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Krauskopfite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Krauskopfite using: Visit our Advertisers for Krauskopfite : A Bijoux Google Search for KrauskopfiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Krauskopfite Cape Minerals Google Search for Krauskopfite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Krauskopfite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Krauskopfite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Krauskopfite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Krauskopfite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Krauskopfite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Krauskopfite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Krauskopfite Ask about Krauskopfite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Krauskopfite Specimen Label here :
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