Olekminskite Mineral Data + 
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- 14.2.2.1 Norsethite BaMg(CO3)2 R 32 3 2
- 14.2.2.2 Paralstonite BaCa(CO3)2 P 321 3 2
- 14.2.2.3 Olekminskite Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2 P 321 3 2
- V/B.04-10 Aragonite CaCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- V/B.04-20 Strontianite SrCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- V/B.04-30 Witherite BaCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- V/B.04-40 Cerussite PbCO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- V/B.04-50 Alstonite BaCa(CO3)2 P1 or P1 Tri
- V/B.04-60 Barytocalcite BaCa(CO3)2 P 21 2
- V/B.04-65 Olekminskite Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2 P 321 3 2
- V/B.04-70 Paralstonite BaCa(CO3)2 P 321 3 2
General Olekminskite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 285.97 gm | ||
| Barium 4.80 % Ba 5.36 % BaO | |||
| Strontium 49.02 % Sr 57.98 % SrO | |||
| Calcium 4.20 % Ca 5.88 % CaO | |||
| Carbon 8.40 % C 30.78 % CO2 | |||
| Oxygen 33.57 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
SrSr0.6Ca0.3Ba0.1(CO3)2 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1991 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1989-047 | ||
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Olekminskite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.70207 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.66, c = 6.08, Z = 3; V = 394.88 Den(Calc)= 3.61 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (3 2) Space Group: P 321 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.5(1), 2.03(0.9), 2.49(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Olekminskite |
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| Color: |
White, Snow white. | ||
| Density: |
3.7 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Olekminskite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.038 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1658,KPDmeas= 0.1618,KC= 0.1682 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.527, w=1.67, bire=0.1430. | ||
Calculated Properties of Olekminskite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.34 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.04401 Boson Index = 0.95599 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEOlekminskite = 77.38 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Olekminskite is Not Radioactive |
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Olekminskite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
14.2.2.3 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates | ||
| (14.2)with Compound Formula A+ B++ (CO3)2 | |||
| (14.2.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/B.04-65 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/B - Waterfree carbonates [CO3]2- without unfamiliar anions | |||
| V/B.04 - Aragonite group | |||
Other Olekminskite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p451,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p451,1993) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Olekminskite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - WWW-MINCRYST 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Olekminskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Olekminskite : Translate Olekminskite Mineral Data : Ask about Olekminskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Olekminskite Specimen Label here :
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