General Fletcherite Information![]() Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 309.31 gm |
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Cobalt 9.53 % Co |
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Copper 20.54 % Cu |
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Nickel 28.46 % Ni |
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Sulfur 41.47 % S |
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100.00 % |
![]() CuNi1.5Co0.5S4 |
![]() Found disseminated in copper sulfides, in copper-rich pods replacing dolostone. |
![]() Approved IMA 1977 |
![]() At the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() For the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. |
![]() Fletcherite + Pronunciation |
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Fletcherite Crystallography![]() a = 9.52, Z = 8; V = 862.80 Den(Calc)= 4.76 |
![]() Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 1.68(1), 1.83(0.6), 2.87(0.5), |
| Physical Properties of Fletcherite![]() Steel gray. |
![]() Opaque |
![]() 5 - Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Fletcherite![]() Creamy white. |
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| Calculated Properties of Fletcherite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.57 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Fletcherite =4.76 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0063262273 |
Boson Index = 0.9936737727 ![]() PEFletcherite = 26.00 barns/electron |
U=PEFletcherite x rElectron Density= 118.84 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Fletcherite is Not Radioactive | Fletcherite Classification![]() 02.10.01.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4 |
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(02.10.01)Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m) |
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![]() 02.DA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DA -M:S = 3:4 |
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| Other Fletcherite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Fletcherite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Fletcherite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fletcherite : A Bijoux Google Search for FletcheriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Fletcherite Cape Minerals Google Search for Fletcherite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Fletcherite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Fletcherite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Fletcherite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Fletcherite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Fletcherite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Fletcherite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Fletcherite Ask about Fletcherite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fletcherite Specimen Label here :
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