General Mooihoekite Information![]() Cu9Fe9S16 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,587.59 gm |
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Iron 31.66 % Fe |
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Copper 36.02 % Cu |
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Sulfur 32.32 % S |
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![]() Cu9Fe2+9S16 |
![]() In massive sulfide from a pipe-shaped dunite pegmatite in the Norite Zone of the Bushveld Complex. |
![]() Approved IMA 1972 |
![]() Mooihoek Farm, Lydenberg district, Transvaal, South Africa Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the locality. |
![]() Mooihoekite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 2649 |
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PDF 25-286 |
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Mooihoekite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.5076 |
![]() a = 10.581, c = 5.371, Z = 1; V = 601.32 Den(Calc)= 4.38 |
![]() Tetragonal - ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (4 2m) Space Group: P 42m- |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 3.07(1), 1.89(0.8), 1.6(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of Mooihoekite![]() Brass yellow, Dark purple, Pink brown. |
![]() 4.36 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
![]() 4 - Fluorite |
![]() Metallic |
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| Optical Properties of Mooihoekite![]() Light yellow, tarnishes to pinkish brown and purple. |
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| Calculated Properties of Mooihoekite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.14 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Mooihoekite =4.38 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0091355452 |
Boson Index = 0.9908644548 ![]() PEMooihoekite = 27.49 barns/electron |
U=PEMooihoekite x rElectron Density= 113.92 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Mooihoekite is Not Radioactive | Mooihoekite Classification![]() 02.09.08.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.09)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.09.08)Talnakhite Group |
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![]() 02.CB.10b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc |
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| Other Mooihoekite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Mooihoekite : |
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 Search for Mooihoekite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mooihoekite : A Bijoux Google Search for MooihoekiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Mooihoekite Cape Minerals Google Search for Mooihoekite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Mooihoekite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Mooihoekite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Mooihoekite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Mooihoekite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Mooihoekite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Mooihoekite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Mooihoekite Ask about Mooihoekite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mooihoekite Specimen Label here :
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