General Ingodite Information Chemical Formula: |
Bi(S,Te) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 264.93 gm |
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Bismuth 78.88 % Bi |
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Tellurium 12.04 % Te |
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Sulfur 9.08 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
BiS0.75Te0.25 |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
Locality: |
From the Ingoda deposit near the source of the Ingoda River, central Transbaikal. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Ingodite |
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Ingodite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:5.4661 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.248, c = 23.22, Z = 6; V = 362.88 Den(Calc)= 7.27 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.11(1), 2.28(0.6), 2.13(0.5), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Ingodite Cleavage: |
{???} Perfect |
Color: |
Silver white. |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
Luster: |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Ingodite RL Anisotrophism: |
Moderate. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Noticeable in air, from creamy to grayish white. |
Reflectivity |
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| Calculated Properties of Ingodite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.93 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Ingodite =7.27 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEIngodite =1,602.85 barns/electron |
U=PEIngodite x rElectron Density=9,500.58 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ingodite is Not Radioactive | Ingodite Classification Dana Class: |
02.08.20.04 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.08.20)Tsumoite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) |
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Strunz Class: |
02.DC.05b 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.DC -Variable M:S |
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| Other Ingodite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ingodite : |
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 Ingodite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ingodite : A Bijoux Google Search for IngoditeAdam's Minerals Google Search for Ingodite Cape Minerals Google Search for Ingodite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Ingodite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Ingodite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Ingodite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Ingodite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Ingodite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Ingodite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Ingodite Ask about Ingodite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ingodite Specimen Label here :
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