Naumannite Mineral Data

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General Naumannite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ag2Se

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 294.70 gm

Silver 73.21 % Ag

Selenium 26.79 % Se

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Ag₂Se

Environment:

In hydrothermal veins associated with other selenides, quartz, and carbonates.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845

Locality:

Tilkerode (Abberode) and St. Anreasberg, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797-1873), German mineralogist and crystallographer.

Name Pronunciation:

Naumannite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 15213

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Naumannite Image

Images:

Naumannite

Comments: Black crystal of Naumannite in a quartz-lined vug.
Location: DeLamar mine, DeLamar, Owyhee County, Idaho. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Naumannite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6135:1:1.097

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.336, b = 7.067, c = 7.753, Z = 4; V = 237.57 Den(Calc)= 8.24

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2₁

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.56(1), 2.66(1), 2.23(0.6),

Crystal Structure:

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Wiegers G A , American Mineralogist , 56 (1971) p.1882-1888, The crystal structure of the low-temperature form of silver selenide

Physical Properties of Naumannite

Cleavage:

{???} Perfect, {???} Perfect, Perfect

Color:

Grayish black, Iron black.

Density:

6.5 - 8, Average = 7.25

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Metallic

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Naumannite

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct but weak, light gray to dark gray.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Naumannite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	36.30	40.70
420 nm	37.00	40.60
440 nm	37.70	40.50
460 nm	38.00	40.20
480 nm	38.10	39.60
500 nm	37.80	38.90
520 nm	37.00	38.10
540 nm	35.70	37.30
560 nm	34.60	36.70
580 nm	33.80	36.20
600 nm	33.20	35.80
620 nm	32.70	35.50
640 nm	32.20	35.00
660 nm	31.80	34.70
680 nm	31.50	34.30
700 nm	31.20	34.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Naumannite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	30%	60%	90%	100%	120%	150%	180%	210%	240%	270%
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Calculated Properties of Naumannite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.16 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Naumannite =8.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Naumannite= 213.70 barns/electron
U=PE_Naumannite x rElectron Density=1,529.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Naumannite Classification

Dana Class:

02.04.01.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.04)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:1

(02.04.01)Acanthite Group

02.04.01.01 Acanthite Ag2S P 2₁/n 2/m

02.04.01.02 Naumannite Ag2Se P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

02.04.01.03 Aguilarite Ag4SeS P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

02.BA.30b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1)

02.BA -With Cu, Ag, Au

02.BA.30b Aguilarite Ag4SeS P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

02.BA.30b Naumannite Ag2Se P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Naumannite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Naumannite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Naumannite

Ag2Se
Dana No: 02.04.01.02 Strunz No: 02.BA.30b
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