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General Madocite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb17(Sb,As)16S41
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 6,841.29 gm
   Antimony  24.91 %  Sb
   Arsenic    4.38 %  As
   Lead      51.49 %  Pb
   Sulfur    19.22 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb17Sb14As4S41
Help on Environment: Environment: In the marbles of the Precambrian Grenville Limestone, at the margin of an intrusive.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1967
Help on Locality: Locality: Madoc, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1966-015
 

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Madocite

Comments: Gray metallic massive madocite fragment.
Location: Madoc, Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Madocite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.7976:1:0.119
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 27.2, b = 34.1, c = 4.06, Z = 2; V = 3,765.73 Den(Calc)= 6.03
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: Pb2a
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.396(1), 3.355(0.9), 2.72(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Madocite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Grayish black.
Help on Density: Density: 5.98
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Help on Habit: Habit: Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: grayish black
 

Optical Properties of Madocite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Strong.
Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism: Strong, from white to gray.
 

Calculated Properties of Madocite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.11 gm/cc
note: rMadocite =6.03 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.11522
Boson Index = 0.88478
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMadocite =1,024.62 barns/electron
U=PEMadocite x relectron=5,230.82 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Madocite is Not Radioactive

 

Madocite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.5.7.1 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.5)where 2.5 < z/y < 3 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.5.7)Dana Group
 
3.5.7.1 Madocite Pb17(Sb,As)16S41 Pb2a mm2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/E.20-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x), Sulfosalts with predominant Iron and Copper x = 2.0
  II/E.20 - Madocite - Dadsonite series
 
II/E.20-10 Madocite Pb17(Sb,As)16S41 Pb2a mm2
 
II/E.20-20 Launayite Pb22Sb26S61 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.20-25 Pellouxite! (Cu,Ag)Pb10Sb12S27(Cl,S)0.6O C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.20-30 Sterryite Ag2Pb10(Sb,As)12S29 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.20-40 Playfairite Pb16Sb18S43 P 21/m 2/m
 
II/E.20-50 Sorbyite Pb19(Sb,As)20S49 C 2/m 2/m
 
II/E.20-60 Dadsonite Pb21Sb23S55Cl P 2,Pm,P 2/m Mono
 

Other Madocite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Madocite :
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

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Madocite

Pb17(Sb,As)16S41
Dana No: 3.5.7.1 Strunz No: II/E.20-10
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