Jordisite Mineral Data

General Jordisite Information

Chemical Formula:

MoS2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 160.07 gm

Molybdenum 59.94 % Mo

Sulfur 40.06 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

MoS₂

Environment:

As veinlets and coatings of probable moderate to low-temperature hydrothermal origin.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909

Locality:

In the USA, in the Sun Valley mine, east of Jacob Lake, Coconio Co., Arizona. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Eduard Friedrich Alexander Jordis (1868-1917), colloidal chemist.

Name Pronunciation:

Jordisite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Muchuanite - mixture of molybdenite and jordisite

Jordisite Image

Images:

Jordisite

Comments: Black earthy jordisite on matrix.
Location: GlÃ¼ckauf Shaft, HimmelsfÃ¼rst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Jordisite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Amorphous- No Crystals

Physical Properties of Jordisite

Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct

Color:

Blue gray, Black.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Jordisite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.15
Boson Index = 0.85

Photoelectric:

PE_Jordisite= 101.34 barns/electron
U=PE_Jordisite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Jordisite is Not Radioactive

Jordisite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.11.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.11)Dana Group

02.12.11.01 Jordisite MoS2 None

Strunz Class:

02.EA.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EA -M:S = 1:2

02.EA.30 Drysdallite Mo(Se,S)2 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.EA.30 Jordisite MoS2 None

02.EA.30 Molybdenite MoS2 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.EA.30 Tungstenite WS2 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Jordisite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Jordisite :
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

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Jordisite

MoS2
Dana No: 02.12.11.01 Strunz No: 02.EA.30
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