General Guarinoite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Zn,Co,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10•5(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 772.29 gm |
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Zinc 33.87 % Zn 42.15 % ZnO |
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Cobalt 7.63 % Co 9.70 % CoO |
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Nickel 7.60 % Ni 9.67 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 2.35 % H 20.99 % H2O |
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Sulfur 4.15 % S 10.37 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 9.18 % Cl 9.18 % Cl |
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Cl -2.07 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 35.22 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Zn4CoNi(SO4)(OH)8Cl2•5(H2O) |
Environment: |
Secondary mineral in the zone of oxidation. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1993 |
Locality: |
Cap Garrone mine, Var, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Andre Guarino, French mineral collector. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Guarinoite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
IMA1991-005 |
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Guarinoite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.58856 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.344, c = 21.599, Z = 3; V = 1,302.31 Den(Calc)= 2.95 |
Crystal System: |
HexagonalSpace Group: P 63/m,P 63, or P 6322 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 10.8(1), 3.3(0.9), 2.725(0.6), |
| Physical Properties of Guarinoite Cleavage: |
{001} Perfect |
Color: |
Pink, Deep pink. |
Density: |
2.8 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Fracture: |
Irregular - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an irregular pattern. |
Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Habit: |
Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit. |
Habit: |
Thin - Flat dimensioned crystals. |
Hardness: |
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum |
Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
Luster: |
Vitreous - Pearly |
Streak: |
light pink |
| Optical Properties of Guarinoite Dichroism (e): |
light pink. |
Dichroism (w): |
pink. |
Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.083 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.13 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1912,KPDmeas= 0.2014,KC= 0.2197 Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.65 Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.544, w=1.584, bire=0.0400. |
| Calculated Properties of Guarinoite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.75 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Guarinoite =2.80 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEGuarinoite = 22.97 barns/electron |
U=PEGuarinoite x rElectron Density= 63.11 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Guarinoite is Not Radioactive | Guarinoite Classification Dana Class: |
31.02.04.01 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(31.02)where (A+ B++)6 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O) |
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(31.02.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
07.DD.80 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O |
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07.DD -With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Guarinoite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Guarinoite : |
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 Search for Guarinoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Guarinoite : A Bijoux Google Search for GuarinoiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Guarinoite Cape Minerals Google Search for Guarinoite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Guarinoite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Guarinoite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Guarinoite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Guarinoite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Guarinoite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Guarinoite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Guarinoite Ask about Guarinoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Guarinoite Specimen Label here :
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