General Hectorfloresite Information Chemical Formula: |
Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 766.06 gm |
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Sodium 27.01 % Na 36.41 % Na2O |
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Sulfur 16.74 % S 41.81 % SO3 |
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Iodine 16.57 % I 21.79 % I2O5 |
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Oxygen 39.68 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Locality: |
Alianza nitrate mine, Oficina Victoria, Tarapaca, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Hector Flores W. (1906-1984), Chilean geologist, University of Chile. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Hectorfloresite + Pronunciation |
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Hectorfloresite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.707:1:2.053 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 18.775, b = 6.9356, c = 14.239, Z = 4; beta = 108.91° V = 1,754.07 Den(Calc)= 2.90 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.88(1), 2.7(0.8), 2.788(0.3), |
| Physical Properties of Hectorfloresite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Colorless, White. |
Density: |
2.8 - 2.85, Average = 2.82 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Habit: |
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. |
Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Hectorfloresite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.048 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1767,KPDmeas= 0.1814,KC= 0.1857 Ncalc = 1.52 - 1.54 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.493, b=1.521, g=1.523, bire=0.0300, 2V(Calc)=28, 2V(Meas)=26. |
| Calculated Properties of Hectorfloresite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.71 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Hectorfloresite =2.83 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0014462148 |
Boson Index = 0.9985537852 Photoelectric: |
PEHectorfloresite = 59.55 barns/electron |
U=PEHectorfloresite x rElectron Density= 161.62 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Hectorfloresite is Not Radioactive | Hectorfloresite Classification Dana Class: |
32.01.02.01 (32)Compound Sulfates |
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(32.01)(anhydrous) with simple bi-anionic formula |
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(32.01.02)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
07.BD.60 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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07.BD -With only large cations |
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| Other Hectorfloresite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1207-1214,1989) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1207-1214,1989) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hectorfloresite : |
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 Hectorfloresite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hectorfloresite : A Bijoux Google Search for HectorfloresiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Hectorfloresite Cape Minerals Google Search for Hectorfloresite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Hectorfloresite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Hectorfloresite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Hectorfloresite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Hectorfloresite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Hectorfloresite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Hectorfloresite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Hectorfloresite Ask about Hectorfloresite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hectorfloresite Specimen Label here :
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