Raguinite Mineral Data

Raguinite Mineral Data +

General Raguinite Information

Chemical Formula:

TlFeS2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 324.36 gm

Thallium 63.01 % Tl

Iron 17.22 % Fe

Sulfur 19.77 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

TlFe²⁺S₂

Environment:

Hydrothermal deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1969

Locality:

Allchar, Macedonia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Eugene Raguin (1900-), French geologist.

Synonym:

ICSD 63381

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Raguinite Image

Images:

Raguinite

Comments: Murky gray-brown fine grained raguinite mass, intermixed with pyrite.
Location: Allchar, Macedonia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Raguinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.1877:1:0.5038

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.4, b = 10.44, c = 5.26, Z = 8; V = 680.94 Den(Calc)= 6.33

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.89(1), 3.35(0.6), 4.17(0.6),

Physical Properties of Raguinite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Bronze.

Density:

6.4

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Habit:

Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline.

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Raguinite

RL Anisotrophism:

Strong, with orange dominant.

RL Color:

Creamy grayish white perpendicular to the fibers, and rose colored parallel.

RL Pleochroism:

Strong, grayish white to rose.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Raguinite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	23.70	28.00
420 nm	24.10	30.40
440 nm	24.50	32.80
460 nm	24.80	33.60
480 nm	25.00	31.80
500 nm	25.10	29.80
520 nm	25.20	30.20
540 nm	25.40	32.10
560 nm	25.60	34.30
580 nm	25.70	36.30
600 nm	25.80	38.00
620 nm	26.00	39.50
640 nm	26.30	40.70
660 nm	26.60	41.50
680 nm	26.90	42.00
700 nm	27.20	42.40

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Raguinite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	40%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	360%
R₁
R₂

Calculated Properties of Raguinite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.43 gm/cc
note: r_Raguinite=6.33 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00513
Boson Index = 0.99487

Photoelectric:

PE_Raguinite=1,088.37 barns/electron
U=PE_Raguinite x r_electron=5,904.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Raguinite is Not Radioactive

Raguinite Classification

Dana Class:

2.9.9.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

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

(2.9.9)Dana Group

2.9.9.1 Raguinite TlFeS2 Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

II/C.05-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1

II/C.05 - Chalcopyrite group, Raguinite - Picotpaulite series

II/C.05-10 Raguinite TlFeS2 Unk Ortho

II/C.05-20 Picotpaulite TlFe2S3 C 222 2 2 2

Other Raguinite Information

References:

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

See Also:

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

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Raguinite

TlFeS2
Dana No: 2.9.9.1 Strunz No: II/C.05-10
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