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Molecular Weight = 478.32 gm |
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Calcium 16.76 % Ca 23.45 % CaO |
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Aluminum 11.28 % Al 21.32 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 10.65 % V 15.67 % V2O3 |
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Silicon 17.62 % Si 37.68 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.88 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.48 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Ca2Al2V3+(SiO4)3(OH) |
Metamorphic limestone with goldmanite, muscovite, and common sulphides. V analogue of clinozoisite. |
Approved IMA 1969 - Dana number changed from 58.2.1a.10 |
Tashelginsk iron deposit, Gornaya Shoriya, western Siberia, Russa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Alekseia Stepanovna Mukhin (1910-1973), Russian geologist, Western Siveria Geological Administration. |
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| | Mukhinite Crystallographya:b:c =1.5864:1:1.8092 |
a = 8.9, b = 5.61, c = 10.15, Z = 2; beta = 115.5° V = 457.41 Den(Calc)= 3.47 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.892(1), 2.6(0.8), 2.682(0.8), |
| Physical Properties of Mukhinite{001} Perfect, {100} Good |
Black. |
Translucent |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
8 - Topaz |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
brownish gray |
| Optical Properties of Mukhinite CI calc= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2124,KC= 0.2219 Ncalc = 1.77 Biaxial (+), a=1.723, b=1.733, g=1.755, bire=0.0320, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=88. |
pale olive green. |
pale reddish brown. |
reddish brown. |
| Calculated Properties of MukhiniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.42 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Mukhinite =3.47 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0089278206 |
Boson Index = 0.9910721794 PEMukhinite = 5.06 barns/electron |
U=PEMukhinite x rElectron Density= 17.34 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Mukhinite is Not Radioactive | Mukhinite Classification58.02.01a.04 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups |
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(58.02)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2) |
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(58.02.01a)Epidote group (Clinozoisite subgroup) |
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09.BG.05a 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.B - Sorosilicates |
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09.BG -Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; |
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| Other Mukhinite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Mukhinite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Mukhinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mukhinite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Mukhinite Mineral Data : Ask about Mukhinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mukhinite Specimen Label here :
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