General Pararealgar Information Chemical Formula: |
AsS |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 106.99 gm |
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Arsenic 70.03 % As |
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Sulfur 29.97 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
AsS |
Environment: |
As an alteration product of reagar in stibnite-bearing quartz veins. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
Locality: |
Mount Washington copper deposit, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for its chemical identity with realgar. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Pararealgar + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 80124 |
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IMA1980-034 |
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PDF 33-127 |
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Pararealgar Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.0263:1:0.8805 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.909, b = 9.655, c = 8.502, Z = 16; beta = 97.29° V = 806.82 Den(Calc)= 3.52 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.14(1), 5.56(0.91), 3.75(0.78), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Pararealgar Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Light yellow, Orange brown, Orange. |
Density: |
3.52 |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Habit: |
Powdery - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent pulverulent mass. |
Hardness: |
1-1.5 - Talc or a little harder |
Luster: |
Vitreous - Resinous |
Streak: |
light yellow |
| Optical Properties of Pararealgar Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), b=2.02 |
Pleochroism (x): |
orange yellow. |
Pleochroism (y): |
bright yellow. |
Pleochroism (z): |
orange red. |
| Calculated Properties of Pararealgar Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.22 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Pararealgar =3.52 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0022478773 |
Boson Index = 0.9977521227 Photoelectric: |
PEPararealgar = 51.07 barns/electron |
U=PEPararealgar x rElectron Density= 164.67 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Pararealgar is Not Radioactive | Pararealgar Classification Dana Class: |
02.08.22.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.08.22)Realgar Series |
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Strunz Class: |
02.FA.15b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.F - Sulfides of Arsenic, Alkalies; Sulfides with Halide, Oxide, Hydroxide, H2O |
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02.FA -With As, (Sb), S |
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| Other Pararealgar Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Pararealgar : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Pararealgar using: Visit our Advertisers for Pararealgar : A Bijoux Google Search for PararealgarAdam's Minerals Google Search for Pararealgar Cape Minerals Google Search for Pararealgar Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Pararealgar Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Pararealgar Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Pararealgar John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Pararealgar McDougall Minerals Google Search for Pararealgar Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Pararealgar Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Pararealgar Ask about Pararealgar here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Pararealgar Specimen Label here :
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