Vergasovaite Mineral Data

General Vergasovaite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4][SO4]

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 443.69 gm

Zinc 1.47 % Zn 1.83 % ZnO

Copper 40.10 % Cu 50.20 % CuO

Molybdenum 17.30 % Mo 25.95 % MoO₃

Sulfur 8.67 % S 21.65 % SO₃

Oxygen 32.45 % O

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100.00 % 99.64 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu_2.8Zn_0.1O(MoO₄)_0.8(SO₄)_1.2

Environment:

Found in a fumarole.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

North Breach of the Main Tolbachik fissure eruption, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Lidiya Pavlovna Vergasova (b. 1941), of the Institute of Volcanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk, Russia,

Synonym:

IMA1998-009

Vergasovaite Image

Images:

Vergasovaite

Comments: Green vergasovaite on matrix. Inset shows the sealed glass ampoule with the specimen inside to protect from deterioration.
Location: Northern Breakthrough, Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 1.5x1.5 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Vergasovaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.1007:1:2.0097

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.42, b = 6.741, c = 13.548, Z = 4; V = 677.65 Den(Calc)= 4.35

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.077(1)(104), 3.591(0.6)(020), 2.275(0.6)(124),2.5(0.6)(220), 2.542(0.6)(105,123), 3.342(0.6)(113), 3.391(0.6),

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Berlepsch P , Armbruster T , Brugger J , Bykova E Y , Kartashov P M , European Journal of Mineralogy , 11 (1999) p.101-110, The crystal structure of vergasovaite Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4SO4],, and its relation to synthetic Cu3O[MoO4]2

Physical Properties of Vergasovaite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Olive green.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Vergasovaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.131 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2126,KC= 0.1881
Ncalc = 1.82

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.87, g=1.98, bire=0.1100

RL Color:

Gray with light green to colorless internal reflections.

Calculated Properties of Vergasovaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.10 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Vergasovaite =4.35 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Vergasovaite= 47.30 barns/electron
U=PE_Vergasovaite x rElectron Density= 193.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Vergasovaite is Not Radioactive

Vergasovaite Classification

Dana Class:

48.04.03.01 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates

(48.04)with miscellaneous formulae

(48.04.03)Vergasovaite Series

48.04.03.01 Vergasovaite! Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4][SO4] P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

48.04.03.02 Schlegelite! Bi7O4(MoO4)2(AsO4)3 Pnca 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.BB.30 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O

07.BB -With medium-sized cations

07.BB.30 Vergasovaite! Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4][SO4] P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Vergasovaite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, V85, p264) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, V85, p264)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Vergasovaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Vergasovaite

Cu3O[(Mo,S)O4][SO4]
Dana No: 48.04.03.01 Strunz No: 07.BB.30
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