Umangite Mineral Data

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General Umangite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu3Se2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 348.56 gm

Copper 54.69 % Cu

Selenium 45.31 % Se

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu₃Se₂

Environment:

Found with other selenides in hydrothermal veins.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1891

Locality:

Sierra de Umango, La Rioja province in Argentina. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the locality.

Synonym:

ICSD 239

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Umangite Image

Images:

Umangite Athabascaite Berzelianite

Comments: Reflected light photomicrograph of umangite (pinkish), berzelianite (gray), athabascaite (small white areas in berzelianite), calcite (olive).
Location: Sierra de Umango, La Rioja, Argentin. Scale: Not Given.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Umangite Bellidoite Berzelianite

Comments: Dark bellidoite inclusions in black berzelianite with white umangite.
Location: Habri, near Tisnov, Jihomoravsky, Czech Republi. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Umangite Tyrrellite

Comments: Bright metallic partial cubic tyrrellite crystal in altering umangite.
Location: Eagle Claims, near Hal Lake, Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Umangite Berzelianite

Comments: Black massive umangite intergrown with dark blue metallic berzelianite.
Location: Borsov, Bohemia, Vychodocesky, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Umangite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5136:1:0.3434

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.4, b = 12.46, c = 4.28, Z = 4; V = 341.30 Den(Calc)= 6.78

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.56(1), 1.829(0.9), 1.778(0.8),

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Heyding R D , Murray R M , Canadian Journal of Chemistry , 54 (1976) p.841-848, Crystal structures of Cu1.8Se, Cu3Se2, alpha- and gamma=CuSe, CuSe2, and CuSe2II, Locality: Beaverlodge Region, Saskatchewan, Canada

Physical Properties of Umangite

Cleavage:

[010] Distinct, [001] Distinct

Color:

Blue black, Brownish black, Red violet.

Density:

5.62 - 6.78, Average = 6.2

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Umangite

RL Anisotrophism:

Very strong, fiery orange to straw-yellow with a rose tint.

RL Pleochroism:

Pronounced, reddish purple to grayish white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Umangite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	25.60	24.40
420 nm	23.30	23.00
440 nm	21.00	21.60
460 nm	19.00	20.30
480 nm	17.30	19.10
500 nm	15.80	18.10
520 nm	14.60	17.20
540 nm	13.60	16.50
560 nm	13.20	16.10
580 nm	13.50	16.00
600 nm	15.00	16.10
620 nm	17.50	16.40
640 nm	20.70	16.80
660 nm	24.20	17.40
680 nm	27.60	18.10
700 nm	30.60	18.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Umangite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	60%	100%	120%	180%	240%	300%	360%	420%	480%	540%	580%
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Calculated Properties of Umangite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.03 gm/cc
note: r_Umangite=6.78 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.03443
Boson Index = 0.96557

Photoelectric:

PE_Umangite= 61.57 barns/electron
U=PE_Umangite x r_electron= 371.28 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Umangite is Not Radioactive

Umangite Classification

Dana Class:

2.5.1.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.5)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:2

(2.5.1)Dana Group

2.5.1.1 Umangite Cu3Se2 P 2₁2₁2 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

II/B.03-50 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/B - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium > 1:1, Selenides with predominant Copper

II/B.03 - Bertzeliannite - Athabascaite series

II/B.03-10 Berzelianite Cu2Se F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/B.03-20 Bellidoite Cu2Se P 4₁/m 4/m

II/B.03-30 Crookesite Cu7(Tl,Ag)Se4 I 4 4

II/B.03-40 Sabatierite Cu4TlSe3 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

II/B.03-50 Umangite Cu3Se2 P 2₁2₁2 2 2 2

II/B.03-60 Athabascaite Cu5Se4 Unk Ortho

Other Umangite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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Umangite

Cu3Se2
Dana No: 2.5.1.1 Strunz No: II/B.03-50
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