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General Szenicsite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu3MoO4(OH)4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 418.60 gm
   Copper      45.54 %  Cu   57.01 % CuO
   Molybdenum  22.92 %  Mo   34.39 % MoO3
   Hydrogen     0.96 %  H     8.61 % H2O
   Oxygen      30.58 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1994
Help on Locality: Locality: Jardinera No. 1 mine near Inca de Oro, 80 km north of Copiapo, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its finders, Terry and Marissa Szenics.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 86868
  IMA1993-011
 

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Szenicsite

Comments: Deep green szenicsite crystals on siliceous green to brown jasperoid.
Location: Jardinera #1 Mine, Atacama Province, Chile. Scale: 6.2 x 3.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Szenicsite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6744:1:0.4843
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.449, b = 12.527, c = 6.067, Z = 4; V = 642.14 Den(Calc)= 4.33
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: OrthorhombicSpace Group: Pnnm, Pnn2
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.759(1), 2.591(0.67), 2.773(0.57),
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Stolz J , Armbruster T , Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte , 1998 (1998) p.278-288, X-ray single-crystal structure refinement of szenicsite, Cu3MoO4(OH)4,, and its relation to the structure of antlerite, Cu3SO4(OH)4, Locality: Jardinera No. 1, Inca de Oro, Atacama, Chile

 

Physical Properties of Szenicsite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Dark green.
Help on Density: Density: 4.26
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Help on Habit: Habit: Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).
Help on Habit: Habit: Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: green
 

Optical Properties of Szenicsite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2064,KPDmeas= 0.2098,KC= 0.2077
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.886, b=1.892, g=1.903, bire=0.0170, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=74. Dispersion r > v strong.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): yellowish green.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): green.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): green.
 

Calculated Properties of Szenicsite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.08 gm/cc
note: rSzenicsite =4.33 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.05852
Boson Index = 0.94148
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESzenicsite = 57.64 barns/electron
U=PESzenicsite x relectron= 234.91 barns/cc.

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

Szenicsite is Not Radioactive

 

Szenicsite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 48.3.5.1 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates
  (48.3)(Basic Anhydrous)
  (48.3.5)Dana Group
 
48.3.5.1 Szenicsite Cu3MoO4(OH)4 Pnnm, Pnn2 Ortho
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VI/G.02-15 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates
  VI/G - Molybdates [MoO4]2- and wolframates [WO4]2-
  VI/G.02 - Lindgrenite - Phyllotungstite series
 
VI/G.02-05 Biehlite! (Sb,As)2MoO6 C 2/c 2/m
 
VI/G.02-10 Lindgrenite Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 P 21/n 2/m
 
VI/G.02-15 Szenicsite Cu3MoO4(OH)4 Pnnm, Pnn2 Ortho
 
VI/G.02-20 Cuprotungstite Cu3(WO4)2(OH)2 Unk Tetra
 
VI/G.02-25 Vergasovaite! Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4][SO4] P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VI/G.02-30 Ferrimolybdite Fe2(MoO4)3·8(H2O) Unk Ortho
 
VI/G.02-40 Phyllotungstite CaFe3H(WO4)6·10(H2O) P 222,Pmm2,P mmm Ortho
 

Other Szenicsite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1210,1994) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Szenicsite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Cu3MoO4(OH)4
Dana No: 48.3.5.1 Strunz No: VI/G.02-15
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