[Mineral Auctions] [Register] [Current Auctions] [Log In] [www.danweinrich.com] Dan Weinrich Auctions Specializing In Live Weekly Auctions Of Top Quality Mineral Specimens The Place To Find Great Specimens At Great Prices! General Vaughanite InformationTlHgSb4S7 |
Molecular Weight = 1,116.44 gm |
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Thallium 18.31 % Tl |
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Mercury 17.97 % Hg |
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Antimony 43.62 % Sb |
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Sulfur 20.11 % S |
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100.00 % |
TlHgSb4S7 |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Hemlo gold deposit, near Marathon, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for David J. Vaughan (1946-), English mineralogist. |
Vaughanite + Pronunciation |
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Vaughanite Crystallographya:b:c =0.6815:1:0.4466 |
a = 9.012, b = 13.223, c = 5.906, Z = 2; alpha = 93.27°, beta = 95.05°, gamma = 109.16° V = 661.15 Den(Calc)= 5.61 |
Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1 ? |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.204(1), 3.313(0.6), 2.749(0.4), |
| Physical Properties of VaughaniteNone |
Black. |
Opaque |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny |
Metallic |
black |
| Calculated Properties of VaughaniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=4.80 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Vaughanite =5.62 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 PEVaughanite = 764.05 barns/electron |
U=PEVaughanite x rElectron Density=3,669.20 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Vaughanite is Not Radioactive | Vaughanite Classification03.08.15.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.08)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.08.15)Dana Group |
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02.LA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.L - Unclassified Sulfosalts |
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02.LA -Without essential Pb |
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| Other Vaughanite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Vaughanite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Vaughanite using: Visit our Advertisers for Vaughanite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Vaughanite Mineral Data : Ask about Vaughanite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vaughanite Specimen Label here :
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