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- 9.1.8.1 Calomel Hg2Cl2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 9.1.8.2 Kuzminite Hg2(Br,Cl)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 9.1.8.3 Moschelite Hg2I2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- III/A.05-10 Calomel Hg2Cl2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- III/A.05-20 Kuzminite Hg2(Br,Cl)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
- III/A.05-30 Moschelite Hg2I2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
General Kuzminite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg2(Br,Cl)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 538.76 gm | ||
| Mercury 74.46 % Hg 77.43 % Hg2O | |||
| Bromine 22.25 % Br 22.25 % Br | |||
| - % Br -2.23 % -O=Br2 | |||
| Chlorine 3.29 % Cl 3.29 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -0.74 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2Br1.5Cl0.5 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1986 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 23721 | ||
| PDF 40514 | |||
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Kuzminite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.40026 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.597, c = 11.034, Z = 2; V = 233.18 Den(Calc)= 7.67 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: I 4/mmm | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.25(1), 4.26(0.55), 2.103(0.5), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Kuzminite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Good | ||
| Color: |
Bluish gray, Colorless, White. | ||
| Density: |
7 - 7.2, Average = 7.1 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
gray | ||
Optical Properties of Kuzminite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.31 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1702) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.21 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1702) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Kuzminite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=6.29 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.22487 Boson Index = 0.77513 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKuzminite =1,306.42 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kuzminite is Not Radioactive |
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Kuzminite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
9.1.8.2 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | ||
| (9.1)where A X | |||
| (9.1.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
III/A.05-20 III - Halogenides | ||
| III/A - Simple halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1 | |||
| III/A.05 - Calomel - Moschelite series | |||
Other Kuzminite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p192,1988) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kuzminite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Kuzminite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kuzminite : Translate Kuzminite Mineral Data : Ask about Kuzminite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kuzminite Specimen Label here :
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