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General Ulvospinel Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: TiFe++2O4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 223.57 gm
   Titanium  21.42 %  Ti   35.73 % TiO2
   Iron      49.96 %  Fe   64.27 % FeO
   Oxygen    28.63 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: TiFe2+2O4
Help on Environment: Environment: Common constituant of titaniferous magnetite iron ores.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1943
Help on Locality: Locality: Sodra Ulvön island, Angermanland, Sweden Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the locality and the spinel group of minerals.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Ulvite
 

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Ulvospinel

Comments: Black sub-metallic massive ulv?spinel.
Location: Otanmaki, Sout, Oulu, Finland. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ulvospinel Crystallography
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.4596, Z = 8; V = 605.41 Den(Calc)= 4.91
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.574(1), 1.509(0.45), 1.643(0.35),
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Sedler I K , Feenstra A , Peters T , European Journal of Mineralogy , 6 (1994) p.873-885, An X-ray powder diffraction study of synthetic (Fe,Mn)2TiO4 spinel, Sample: D-16

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Physical Properties of Ulvospinel

Help on Color: Color: Black.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Ulvospinel

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic.
  NCalc= 2.28 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2612) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
Help on RL Color: RL Color: Brown to reddish brown.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Ulvospinel in Air
λ R  ∑ R(λ) 
 400 nm   17.90   
 420 nm   17.50 
 440 nm   17.10 
 460 nm   17.00 
 480 nm   16.90 
 500 nm   17.00 
 520 nm   17.20 
 540 nm   17.50 
 560 nm   17.80 
 580 nm   18.20 
 600 nm   18.60 
 620 nm   18.90 
 640 nm   19.10 
 660 nm   19.20 
 680 nm   19.20 
 700 nm   19.20 
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Calculated Properties of Ulvospinel

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.66 gm/cc
note: rUlvospinel =4.91 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.03841
Boson Index = 0.96159
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEUlvospinel = 18.89 barns/electron
U=PEUlvospinel x relectron= 87.94 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Ulvospinel is Not Radioactive
 

Ulvospinel Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 7.2.5.2 (7)Multiple Oxides
  (7.2)(A+ B++)2 X4 Spinel group
  (7.2.5)(Titanium subgroup)
 
7.2.5.1 Qandilite (Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
7.2.5.2 Ulvospinel TiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/B.04-40 IV - Oxides
  IV/B - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 3:4 (spinel type M3O4 and related), V/Ti/Ge-Spinels
  IV/B.04 - Spinel group, Vuorelainenite - Brunogeierite series
 
IV/B.04-05 Magnesiocoulsonite MgV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/B.04-10 Vuorelainenite (Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/B.04-20 Coulsonite FeV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/B.04-30 Qandilite (Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/B.04-40 Ulvospinel TiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/B.04-50 Brunogeierite (Ge,Fe)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 

Other Ulvospinel Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Athena) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Ulvospinel :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 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 -University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data 13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Ulvospinel

TiFe++2O4
Dana No: 7.2.5.2 Strunz No: IV/B.04-40
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