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Mushistonite Mineral Data + |
General Mushistonite Information |
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| (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn++++(OH)6 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 284.27 gm | |||
| Zinc 9.20 % Zn 11.45 % ZnO | |||
| Iron 1.96 % Fe 2.53 % FeO | |||
| Copper 11.18 % Cu 13.99 % CuO | |||
| Tin 41.76 % Sn 53.02 % SnO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.13 % H 19.01 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 33.77 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Cu0.5Zn0.4Fe2+0.1Sn(OH)6 | |||
| Oxidized zone of a tin deposit, replacing stannite. | |||
| Approved IMA 1984 | |||
| Mushiston tin deposit, Kaznok, Tadzhikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the locality. | |||
| ICSD 194 | |||
| PDF 20-369 | |||
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Mushistonite Crystallography |
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| a = 7.735, Z = 4; V = 462.79 Den(Calc)= 4.08 | |||
| Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P n3m | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.88(1), 2.74(0.5), 1.729(0.35), | |||
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Physical Properties of Mushistonite |
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| Brownish green, Malachite green. | |||
| 4.04 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite). | |||
| Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. | |||
| 4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
Optical Properties of Mushistonite |
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| Isotropic. | |||
| NCalc= 1.76 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1871) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 1.76 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1871) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Mushistonite |
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relectron=3.82 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.07375 Boson Index = 0.92625 |
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PEMushistonite = 133.21 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Mushistonite is Not Radioactive |
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Mushistonite Classification |
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| 6.3.6.6 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | |||
| (6.3)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups | |||
| (6.3.6)Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn) | |||
| IV/F.16-50 IV - Oxides | |||
| IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure | |||
| IV/F.16 - Schoenfliesite group | |||
Other Mushistonite Information |
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| NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) | |||
| Links to other databases for Mushistonite : 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 Mushistonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mushistonite : Translate Mushistonite Mineral Data : Ask about Mushistonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mushistonite Specimen Label here :
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