Mosesite Mineral Data

General Mosesite Information

Chemical Formula:

Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 501.74 gm

Mercury 79.96 % Hg 83.15 % Hg₂O

Molybdenum 1.91 % Mo 2.87 % MoO₃

Hydrogen 0.40 % H 3.59 % H₂O

Carbon 0.24 % C 0.88 % CO₂

Sulfur 1.92 % S 4.79 % SO₃

Nitrogen 2.79 % N 7.57 % N₂O₃

Chlorine 3.53 % Cl 3.53 % Cl

- % Cl -0.80 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 9.25 % O

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100.00 % 105.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Hg₂NCl_0.5(SO₄)_0.3(MoO₄)_0.1(CO₃)_0.1•(H₂O)

Environment:

Hg2N+ goups associated with exchangable anions and water molecules in structure.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1910

Locality:

Terlingua, Brewster County,Texas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Alfred J. Moses (1859-1920), professor of mineralogy, Columbia University who studies the Hg-bearing minerals at Terlingua, Texas, USA.

Name Pronunciation:

Mosesite

Synonym:

ICSD 45151

Millon's base

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Mosesite Image

Images:

Mosesite

Comments: Yellow, hoppered crystal of mosesite on matrix.
Location: Terllingua, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Mosesite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.524, Z = 8; V = 863.89 Den(Calc)= 7.71

Crystal System:

Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: F43m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.74(1), 2.86(0.8), 1.68(0.7),

Physical Properties of Mosesite

Cleavage:

{111} Indistinct

Color:

Yellow, Light green, Olive green.

Density:

7.72

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to subtranslucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Cubic Crystals - Occurs as cubic shaped crystals.

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Adamantine

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Mosesite

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.06.

Calculated Properties of Mosesite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.46 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mosesite =7.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.27
Boson Index = 0.73

Photoelectric:

PE_Mosesite=1,353.97 barns/electron
U=PE_Mosesite x rElectron Density=8,750.90 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Mosesite is Not Radioactive

Mosesite Classification

Dana Class:

29.03.08.01 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.03)where (A+)2 B (XO4)2 · x(H2O)

(29.03.08)Dana Group

29.03.08.01 Mosesite Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O) F43m 4 3m

Strunz Class:

03.DD.30 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DD -With Hg

03.DD.30 Gianellaite Hg4(SO4)N2 F43m 4 3m

03.DD.30 Mosesite Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O) F43m 4 3m

Other Mosesite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mosesite :
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

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Mosesite

Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O)
Dana No: 29.03.08.01 Strunz No: 03.DD.30
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