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Molecular Weight = 694.34 gm |
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Magnesium 4.20 % Mg 6.97 % MgO |
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Manganese 3.16 % Mn 4.09 % MnO |
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Zinc 50.85 % Zn 63.30 % ZnO |
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Hydrogen 1.45 % H 12.97 % H2O |
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Carbon 3.46 % C 12.68 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 36.87 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Zn2.4Mg1.2Mn2+0.4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 |
On a museum specimen, in a veinlet possibly of hydrothermal origin, from a metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebody. |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Charles Bertram Sclar (1925-2001), Geology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA |
Sclarite |
ICSD 203157 |
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| | Sclarite Crystallographya:b:c =2.9657:1:2.7689 |
a = 16.11, b = 5.432, c = 15.041, Z = 4; beta = 95.49° V = 1,310.19 Den(Calc)= 3.52 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/a |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.5(1), 2.621(0.5), 3.63(0.5), |
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| Physical Properties of SclariteNone |
Colorless. |
3.51 |
Transparent |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
white |
| Optical Properties of SclariteCI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1907,KPDmeas= 0.1913,KC= 0.1928 Ncalc = 1.68 Biaxial (+), a=1.648, b=1.664, g=1.702, bire=0.0540, 2V(Calc)=68, 2V(Meas)=63.4-67. |
| Calculated Properties of SclariteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.40 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sclarite =3.51 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PESclarite = 26.08 barns/electron |
U=PESclarite x rElectron Density= 88.69 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Sclarite is Not Radioactive | Sclarite Classification16a.05.03.02 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(16a.05)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(16a.05.03)Dana Group |
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05.BA.30 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) |
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05.B - Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O |
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05.BA -With Cu, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg, Mn |
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| Other Sclarite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1355-1359,1989) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1355-1359,1989) |
Links to other databases for Sclarite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - MinMax(Deutsch) 12 - MinMax(English) 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Sclarite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sclarite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Sclarite Mineral Data : Ask about Sclarite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sclarite Specimen Label here :
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