Partzite Mineral Data + 
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- 44.1.1.1 Stibiconite SbSb2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.2 Bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.3 Romeite (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.3a Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.4 Monimolite (Pb,Ca)2Sb2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.5 Stetefeldtite Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.6 Bismutostibiconite Bi(Sb,Fe)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 44.1.1.7 Partzite Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7(?) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-10 Partzite Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7(?) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-20 Stetefeldtite Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-30 Lewisite (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-40 Romeite (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-50 Stibiconite SbSb2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-60 Bismutostibiconite Bi(Sb,Fe)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.11-70 Bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Partzite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 (?) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 485.61 gm | ||
| Copper 26.17 % Cu 29.47 % Cu2O | |||
| Antimony 50.14 % Sb 60.03 % Sb2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.62 % H 5.56 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 23.06 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 95.06 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu2Sb2O4(OH)3 | ||
| Environment: |
Weathered zones in deposits containing copper-antimony sulfosalts. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1867 | ||
| Locality: |
Blind Spring Hill district, 2 miles SE of Benton, Mono Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for A. F. W. Partz, who discovered the mineral. | ||
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Partzite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.25, Z = 8; V = 1,076.89 Den(Calc)= 5.99 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.95(1), 5.91(0.9), 1.81(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Partzite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Olive green, Black. | ||
| Density: |
5.95 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Translucent | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | ||
| Streak: |
yellow green | ||
Optical Properties of Partzite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.427 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.431 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1194,KPDmeas= 0.1202,KC= 0.2097 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=1.61-1.82. | ||
Calculated Properties of Partzite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.37 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00011 Boson Index = 0.99989 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEPartzite = 175.73 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Partzite is Not Radioactive |
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Partzite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
44.1.1.7 (44)Antimonates | ||
| (44.1)(A)2 (X2 O6) (O,OH,F) | |||
| (44.1.1)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/C.11-10 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds) | |||
| IV/C.11 - Stibiconite group, Partzite - Bindheimite series | |||
Other Partzite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Partzite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Partzite using: Visit our Advertisers for Partzite : Translate Partzite Mineral Data : Ask about Partzite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Partzite Specimen Label here :
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