Oosterboschite Mineral Data

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General Oosterboschite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Pd,Cu)7Se3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 960.38 gm

Copper 3.31 % Cu

Palladium 72.03 % Pd

Selenium 24.67 % Se

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pd_6.5Cu_0.5Se₃

Environment:

In the oxidation zone of a Cu-Co mine.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1970

Locality:

Musonoi mine, Shaba, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for M. R. Oosterbosch, (1908-), Belgian mining engineer.

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Oosterboschite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.983:1:1.3613

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.42, b = 10.6, c = 14.43, Z = 8; V = 1,593.82 Den(Calc)= 8.00

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.647(1), 1.847(0.8), 2.6(0.8),

Physical Properties of Oosterboschite

Color:

Black.

Density:

8.48

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habit:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Oosterboschite

RL Anisotrophism:

Medium strong, in bluish gray to brownish gray.

RL Color:

White-yellow with a cream tint.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Oosterboschite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	38.40	45.10
420 nm	39.90	46.50
440 nm	41.40	47.90
460 nm	42.80	49.20
480 nm	43.90	50.30
500 nm	44.90	51.20
520 nm	45.60	51.70
540 nm	46.00	51.80
560 nm	46.00	51.60
580 nm	46.10	51.30
600 nm	46.30	51.20
620 nm	46.70	51.40
640 nm	47.20	51.60
660 nm	47.70	51.80
680 nm	48.20	52.00
700 nm	48.60	52.20

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Oosterboschite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	30%	60%	90%	100%	120%	150%	180%	210%
R₁
R₂

Calculated Properties of Oosterboschite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.92 gm/cc
note: r_{Oosterboschite}=8.00 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.17958
Boson Index = 0.82042

Photoelectric:

PE_{Oosterboschite}= 195.78 barns/electron
U=PE_{Oosterboschite} x r_electron=1,355.27 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Oosterboschite is Not Radioactive

Oosterboschite Classification

Dana Class:

2.16.15.2 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.16)with miscellaneous formulae

(2.16.15)Dana Group

2.16.15.1 Rickardite Cu7Te5 Unk Ortho

2.16.15.2 Oosterboschite (Pd,Cu)7Se3 Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

II/A.06-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium)

II/A.06 - Vasilite - Luberoite series

II/A.06-05 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m

II/A.06-10 Oosterboschite (Pd,Cu)7Se3 Unk Ortho

II/A.06-20 Luberoite Pt5Se4 P 2₁/c 2/m

II/A.06-25 Jagueite! Cu2Pd3Se4 P 2₁/c 2/m

II/A.06-30 Chrisstanleyite! Ag2Pd3Se4 P 2₁/m or P 2₁ Mono

II/A.06-40 Tischendorfite! Pd8Hg3Se9 Pmmn, P 2₁mn or Pm21n Ortho

Other Oosterboschite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Oosterboschite :
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 -École des Mines de Paris

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Oosterboschite

(Pd,Cu)7Se3
Dana No: 2.16.15.2 Strunz No: II/A.06-10
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