Moschelite Mineral Data + 
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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 Moschelite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg+2I2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 654.99 gm | ||
| Mercury 61.25 % Hg 63.69 % Hg2O | |||
| Iodine 38.75 % I 38.75 % I | |||
| - % I -2.44 % -O=I2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg2I2 | ||
| Environment: |
From the mine dumps. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 | ||
| Locality: |
Backofen mine, Moschel landsberg district, Opermoschel, Rhineland Pjalz, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
After the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 35543 | ||
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Moschelite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.35772 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.92, c = 11.6, Z = 2; V = 280.79 Den(Calc)= 7.75 | ||
| 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): 3.483(1), 2.231(0.9), 2.896(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Moschelite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Imperfect | ||
| Color: |
Lemon yellow, Dark olive green. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Translucent to Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Sectile - Brittle fracture with slightly sectile shavings possible. | ||
| Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Hardness: |
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
brown | ||
Optical Properties of Moschelite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.39 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1797) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Moschelite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=6.29 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.18497 Boson Index = 0.81503 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEMoschelite =1,227.94 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Moschelite is Not Radioactive |
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Moschelite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
9.1.8.3 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | ||
| (9.1)where A X | |||
| (9.1.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
III/A.05-30 III - Halogenides | ||
| III/A - Simple halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1 | |||
| III/A.05 - Calomel - Moschelite series | |||
Other Moschelite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p1211,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Moschelite : 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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Moschelite using: Visit our Advertisers for Moschelite : Translate Moschelite Mineral Data : Ask about Moschelite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Moschelite Specimen Label here :
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