General Karpinskite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 253.18 gm |
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Magnesium 9.60 % Mg 15.92 % MgO |
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Silicon 22.19 % Si 47.46 % SiO2 |
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Nickel 23.18 % Ni 29.50 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.12 % H2O |
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Oxygen 44.24 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
NiMgSi2O5(OH)2 |
Environment: |
An inadequately described mineral. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 |
Locality: |
Mizhne Tagilsk massif, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (1846-1936), Russian geologist and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Karpinskite + Pronunciation |
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| | Karpinskite Crystallography Crystal System: |
MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk |
| Physical Properties of Karpinskite Cleavage: |
{???} Perfect |
Color: |
Colorless, Greenish blue, Light blue. |
Density: |
2.53 - 2.63, Average = 2.58 |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
Hardness: |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite |
Luster: |
Greasy (Oily) |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Karpinskite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.072 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
KPDmeas= 0.2215,KC= 0.2067 Ncalc = 1.52 - 1.54 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.553-1.57, g=1.569-1.594, bire=0.0160-0.0240 |
Pleochroism (x): |
none. |
Pleochroism (y): |
none. |
Pleochroism (z): |
none. |
| Calculated Properties of Karpinskite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.57 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Karpinskite =2.58 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 Photoelectric: |
PEKarpinskite = 10.13 barns/electron |
U=PEKarpinskite x rElectron Density= 26.01 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Karpinskite is Not Radioactive | Karpinskite Classification Dana Class: |
78.05.06.01 (78)Unclassified silicates |
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(78.05)possible phyllosilicates |
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(78.05.06)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
09.EC.60 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.E - Phyllosilicates |
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09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets |
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| Other Karpinskite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Karpinskite : |
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 Karpinskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Karpinskite : A Bijoux Google Search for KarpinskiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Karpinskite Cape Minerals Google Search for Karpinskite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Karpinskite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Karpinskite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Karpinskite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Karpinskite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Karpinskite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Karpinskite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Karpinskite Ask about Karpinskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Karpinskite Specimen Label here :
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