General Rodalquilarite Information Chemical Formula: |
H3Fe+++2(Te++++O3)4Cl |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 850.55 gm |
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Iron 13.13 % Fe 18.78 % Fe2O3 |
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Tellurium 60.01 % Te 75.06 % TeO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.12 % H 1.06 % H2O |
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Chlorine 4.17 % Cl 4.17 % Cl |
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Cl -0.94 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 22.57 % O |
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100.00 % 98.12 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
HFe3+2(TeO3)4Cl |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1968 |
Locality: |
Rodalquilar gold deposit, Almeria, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Rodalquilarite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 50706 |
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Rodalquilarite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.75:1:1.3051 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.89, b = 5.08, c = 6.63, Z = 1; alpha = 103.2°, beta = 107.1°, gamma = 77.87° V = 272.40 Den(Calc)= 5.18 |
Crystal System: |
TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.24(1), 2.62(0.8), 3.31(0.6), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Rodalquilarite Cleavage: |
{???} Good |
Color: |
Grass green, Emerald green. |
Density: |
5.05 - 5.15, Average = 5.09 |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite |
Luster: |
Greasy (Oily) |
Streak: |
light green |
| Optical Properties of Rodalquilarite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2242,KPDmeas= 0.2255,KC= 0.2268 Ncalc = 2.15 - 2.17 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=2.1, g=2.2, bire=0.1000, 2V(Meas)=38. |
| Calculated Properties of Rodalquilarite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.49 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rodalquilarite =5.10 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 Photoelectric: |
PERodalquilarite = 214.02 barns/electron |
U=PERodalquilarite x rElectron Density= 959.92 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rodalquilarite is Not Radioactive | Rodalquilarite Classification Dana Class: |
34.06.02.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites |
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(34.06)Dana Type |
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(34.06.02)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.JL.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, |
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04.JL -Tellurites with additional anions, without H2O |
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| Other Rodalquilarite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Rodalquilarite : |
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 Rodalquilarite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rodalquilarite : A Bijoux Google Search for RodalquilariteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Rodalquilarite Cape Minerals Google Search for Rodalquilarite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Rodalquilarite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Rodalquilarite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Rodalquilarite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Rodalquilarite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Rodalquilarite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Rodalquilarite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Rodalquilarite Ask about Rodalquilarite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rodalquilarite Specimen Label here :
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