General Dozyite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Mg7Al2)(Si4Al2)O15(OH)12 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 834.48 gm |
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Magnesium 20.39 % Mg 33.81 % MgO |
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Aluminum 12.93 % Al 24.44 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 13.46 % Si 28.80 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.45 % H 12.95 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.77 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Mg7Al4Si4O15(OH)12 |
Environment: |
Altered skarn near a copper-gold-silver ore zone. Cr-rich serpentinite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1995 |
Locality: |
Ertsberg East complex, Carstensz Mountains, central Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Wood Chrome mine, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the Dutch geologist Jean-Jacques Dozy (1908 - 2004), who discovered the Ertzberg mineral deposits. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Dozyite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 77351 |
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IMA1993-042 |
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PDF 47-1866 |
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| | Dozyite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5777:1:2.3279 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.323, b = 9.214, c = 21.45, Z = 2; beta = 94.717° V = 1,048.48 Den(Calc)= 2.64 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.129(1), 3.56(0.8), 2.427(0.6), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Dozyite Cleavage: |
{001} Perfect |
Color: |
Colorless, Light violet, Light green. |
Density: |
2.66 |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
Habit: |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). |
Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
Luster: |
Pearly |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Dozyite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2186,KPDmeas= 0.2169,KC= 0.2221 Ncalc = 1.59 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.575, b=1.575, g=1.581, bire=0.0060, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=0-5. Dispersion very weak. |
Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (y): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (z): |
very pale tan. |
| Calculated Properties of Dozyite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.66 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Dozyite =2.64 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 Photoelectric: |
PEDozyite = 1.38 barns/electron |
U=PEDozyite x rElectron Density= 3.66 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Dozyite is Not Radioactive | Dozyite Classification Dana Class: |
71.04.02.01 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings |
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(71.04)interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra |
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(71.04.02)Interstratified Chlorite-Smectite group |
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Strunz Class: |
09.EC.60 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.E - Phyllosilicates |
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09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets |
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| Other Dozyite Information References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p65-67,1995) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Dozyite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - GeoScienceWorld 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - MinDAT 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - Online Mineral Museum 10 - QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - Ruff.Info 12 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Dozyite using: Visit our Advertisers for Dozyite : A Bijoux Google Search for DozyiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Dozyite Cape Minerals Google Search for Dozyite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Dozyite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Dozyite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Dozyite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Dozyite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Dozyite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Dozyite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Dozyite Ask about Dozyite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Dozyite Specimen Label here :
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