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General Stichtite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 654.01 gm
   Magnesium  22.30 %  Mg   36.98 % MgO
   Chromium   15.90 %  Cr   23.24 % Cr2O3
   Hydrogen    3.70 %  H    33.06 % H2O
   Carbon      1.84 %  C     6.73 % CO2
   Oxygen     56.27 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mg6Cr2(OH)16(CO3)·4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Alteration product of serpentine.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1910
Help on Locality: Locality: Dundas, Tasmania. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after Robert Sticht, director of a mining corporation.
 

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Stichtite

Comments: Massive, fibrous, lavender-purple stichtite.
Location: Kaapsche Hoop, Barberton District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Scale: 5x3x2 cm.
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Stichtite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:7.50485
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.18, c = 46.38, Z = 3; V = 1,534.05 Den(Calc)= 2.12
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 7.8(1), 3.91(0.9), 2.6(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Stichtite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [0001] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Lilac, Light violet, Pink.
Help on Density: Density: 2.2
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Help on Habit: Habit: Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.
Help on Habit: Habit: Micaceous - Platy texture with "flexible" plates.
Help on Habit: Habit: Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: None.
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: pale violet blue
 

Optical Properties of Stichtite

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e): colorless.
Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w): colorless.
Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.103 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2495,KPDmeas= 0.2405,KC= 0.2679
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.516, e=1.542, bire=0.0260.
 

Calculated Properties of Stichtite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.17 gm/cc
note: rStichtite =2.12 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.03788
Boson Index = 0.96212
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEStichtite = 4.01 barns/electron
U=PEStichtite x relectron= 8.67 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Stichtite is Not Radioactive

 

Stichtite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 16b.6.2.2 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (16b.6)Dana Type
  (16b.6.2)Sjorgrenite-Hydrotalcite Group (Hydrotalcite Subgroup:Rhombohedral)
 
16b.6.2.1 Hydrotalcite Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
16b.6.2.2 Stichtite Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
16b.6.2.3 Pyroaurite Mg6Fe2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
16b.6.2.4 Desautelsite Mg6Mn2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m or R 3m Trig
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: V/E.03-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
  V/E - Water-bearing carbonates with unfamiliar anions
  V/E.03 - Hydrotalcite group
 
V/E.03-10 Hydrotalcite Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-20 Stichtite Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-30 Pyroaurite Mg6Fe2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-40 Desautelsite Mg6Mn2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m or R 3m Trig
 
V/E.03-50 Takovite Ni6Al2(OH)16(CO3,OH)·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-60 Reevesite Ni6Fe2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-70 Comblainite Ni6Co2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/E.03-80 Sergeevite Ca2Mg11(CO3)9(HCO3)4(OH)4·6(H2O) R 32 3 2
 

Other Stichtite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Stichtite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 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 -École des Mines de Paris

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Stichtite

Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O)
Dana No: 16b.6.2.2 Strunz No: V/E.03-20
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