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- 6.2.4.1 Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 C mc21 mm2
- IV/F.03-10 Brucite Mg(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
- IV/F.03-20 Amakinite (Fe,Mg)(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
- IV/F.03-30 Pyrochroite Mn(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
- IV/F.03-40 Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
- IV/F.03-50 Paraotwayite Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5xx=.5 Pm m
- IV/F.03-60 Sweetite Zn(OH)2 P 41212,P 43212 4 2 2
- IV/F.03-70 Ashoverite Zn(OH)2 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.03-80 Wulfingite Zn(OH)2 P 212121 2 2 2
- IV/F.03-90 Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 C mc21 mm2
- IV/F.03-100 Portlandite Ca(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
General Spertiniite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu(OH)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 97.56 gm | ||
| Copper 65.13 % Cu 81.53 % CuO | |||
| Hydrogen 2.07 % H 18.47 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 32.80 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu(OH)2 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 68459 | ||
| IMA1980-033 | |||
| PDF 35-505 | |||
Spertiniite Image | |||
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Spertiniite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.2786:1:0.4963 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.951, b = 10.592, c = 5.257, Z = 4; V = 164.32 Den(Calc)= 3.94 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: C mc21 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.63(1), 3.73(0.9), 5.29(0.8), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Spertiniite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Blue, Blue green. | ||
| Density: |
3.93 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
Optical Properties of Spertiniite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.09 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.093 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1827,KPDmeas= 0.1832,KC= 0.2014 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.72 | ||
Calculated Properties of Spertiniite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.79 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00016 Boson Index = 0.99984 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESpertiniite = 28.52 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Spertiniite is Not Radioactive |
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Spertiniite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
6.2.4.1 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | ||
| (6.2)where X++ (OH)2 | |||
| (6.2.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/F.03-90 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure | |||
| IV/F.03 - Brucite series | |||
Other Spertiniite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Spertiniite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Spertiniite using: Visit our Advertisers for Spertiniite : Translate Spertiniite Mineral Data : Ask about Spertiniite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Spertiniite Specimen Label here :
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