Steverustite Mineral Data

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General Steverustite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb++5(OH)5[Cu+(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,551.06 gm

Copper 4.10 % Cu

Hydrogen 0.54 % H

Lead 66.79 % Pb

Sulfur 12.40 % S

Oxygen 16.16 % O

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pb₅(OH)₅Cu(SO₃)₃S₃•1.67(H₂O)

Environment:

Lead thiosulfate

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2008

Locality:

Frongoch mine, Devils Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales, U.K. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2008-021

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Steverustite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.4121:1:2.0247

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.5631, b = 8.8963, c = 18.0132, Z = 2; beta = 96.459° V = 2,000.47 Den(Calc)= 2.57

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/n

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.934(1), 6.897(0.8), 3.348(0.7),3.026(0.6), 4.797(0.6), 6.211(0.6), 2.837(0.5), 3.741(0.2),

Calculated Properties of Steverustite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Steverustite =2.57 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.14
Boson Index = 0.86

Photoelectric:

PE_Steverustite=1,191.96 barns/electron
U=PE_Steverustite x rElectron Density=2,641.37 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Steverustite Classification

Dana Class:

34.08.09.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.08)Dana Type

(34.08.09)Dana Group

34.08.09.01 Steverustite Pb5(OH)5[Cu(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67 P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.XX.00 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.X - Unclassified Strunz SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.XX -Unknown

07.XX.00 Blakeite Fe2(TeO3)3 Cubic ? Cubic

07.XX.00 Aiolosite! Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

07.XX.00 Steverustite Pb5(OH)5[Cu(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67 P 2₁/n 2/m

07.XX.00 Adranosite (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 I 4₁/acd 4mm

07.XX.00 Grandviewite! Cu3Al9(SO4)2(OH)29 P 2, Pm or P 2/m Mono

07.XX.00 IMA2009-008 Y2[(UO2)8O6(SO4)4(OH)2]•26H2O P1 1

Other Steverustite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Steverustite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Steverustite

Pb++5(OH)5[Cu+(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67
Dana No: 34.08.09.01 Strunz No: 07.XX.00
Locality:

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