Sophiite Mineral Data + 
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- 34.6.5.1 Sophiite Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.05-05 Gravegliaite Mn(SO3)·3(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.05-10 Hannebachite 2CaSO3·(H2O) Pbna 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.05-15 Orschallite Ca3(SO3)2SO4·12(H2O) R 3c 3 2/m
- IV/K.05-20 Graemite CuTeO3·(H2O) Pcmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.05-30 Choloalite CuPb(TeO3)2 Unk Cubic
- IV/K.05-40 Sophiite Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.05-70 Burnsite! KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Sophiite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 328.64 gm | ||
| Zinc 39.79 % Zn 49.53 % ZnO | |||
| Selenium 24.03 % Se 33.76 % SeO2 | |||
| Chlorine 21.58 % Cl 21.58 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -4.87 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 14.60 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 | ||
| Environment: |
Found in fumaroles 180-230 deg C. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 | ||
| Locality: |
Great Tolbachik Fissure Eruption, Kamchatka, Russian. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Sophia Ivanovna Noboko (1909-), Russian volcanoloist and mineralogist, a leading investigator of the Kamchatka volcanos. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 67606 | ||
| PDF 45-1463 | |||
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Sophiite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.6733:1:0.5035 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.251, b = 15.223, c = 7.666, Z = 8; V = 1,196.29 Den(Calc)= 3.65 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pccn | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.61(1), 3.807(0.23), 2.918(0.12), | ||
Physical Properties of Sophiite |
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| Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect, [201] Fair | ||
| Color: |
Colorless, Sky blue, Light blue. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Habit: |
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. | ||
| Habit: |
Thin - Flat dimensioned crystals. | ||
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Greasy | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Sophiite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.06 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1995,KC= 0.2123 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.709, b=1.726, g=1.75, bire=0.0410 | ||
Calculated Properties of Sophiite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.38 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.03464 Boson Index = 0.96536 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESophiite = 40.32 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Sophiite is Not Radioactive |
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Sophiite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
34.6.5.1 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites | ||
| (34.6)Dana Type | |||
| (34.6.5)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.05-40 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Sulfides, selenides, tellurides with [XO3]2- groups and related structures | |||
| IV/K.05 - Gravegliaite - sophiite series | |||
Other Sophiite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p1211,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p1211,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sophiite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Sophiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sophiite : Translate Sophiite Mineral Data : Ask about Sophiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sophiite Specimen Label here :
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