General Sundiusite Information![]() Pb10(SO4)Cl2O8 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 2,366.96 gm |
|
Lead 87.54 % Pb 94.30 % PbO |
|
Sulfur 1.35 % S 3.38 % SO3 |
|
Chlorine 3.00 % Cl 3.00 % Cl |
|
- %
Cl -0.68 % -O=Cl2 |
|
Oxygen 8.11 % O |
|
______ ______ |
|
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Pb10(SO4)Cl2O8 |
![]() Approved IMA 1980 |
![]() Amerika stope, Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Nils Sundius (1886-1976), Swedish mineralogist. |
![]() Sundiusite + Pronunciation |
![]() | | Sundiusite Image
|
![]()
|
Sundiusite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =6.5247:1:3.1422 |
![]() a = 24.67, b = 3.781, c = 11.881, Z = 2; beta = 100.07° V = 1,091.15 Den(Calc)= 7.20 |
![]() MonoclinicSpace Group: C 2,Cm,C 2/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.981(1), 2.737(0.8), 3.1(0.6), |
| Physical Properties of Sundiusite![]() {100} Perfect |
![]() Colorless, White. |
![]() 7 |
![]() Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
![]() Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
![]() Plumose - "Mica-like" minerals forming aggregates of plume-like forms. |
![]() 3 - Calcite |
![]() Non-fluorescent. |
![]() Adamantine |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Sundiusite![]() CI meas= -0.151 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.119 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1576,KPDmeas= 0.1621,KC= 0.1409 Ncalc = 1.99 - 2.01 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=2.1, g=2.17, bire=0.0700 |
| Calculated Properties of Sundiusite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.88 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sundiusite =7.20 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.19 |
Boson Index = 0.81 ![]() PESundiusite =1,646.66 barns/electron |
U=PESundiusite x rElectron Density=9,677.26 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Sundiusite is Not Radioactive | Sundiusite Classification![]() 30.01.01.01 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
|
(30.01)where (A B)m (XO4)p Zq where m:p>2:1 |
|
(30.01.01)Dana Group |
|
![]() 07.BD.70 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
|
07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O |
|
07.BD -With only large cations |
|
| Other Sundiusite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
![]() Links to other databases for Sundiusite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Sundiusite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sundiusite : A Bijoux Google Search for SundiusiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Sundiusite Cape Minerals Google Search for Sundiusite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Sundiusite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Sundiusite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Sundiusite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Sundiusite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Sundiusite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Sundiusite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Sundiusite Ask about Sundiusite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sundiusite Specimen Label here :
| |
|
| |