General Stranskiite Information Chemical Formula: |
Zn2Cu++(AsO4)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 472.16 gm |
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Zinc 27.70 % Zn 34.48 % ZnO |
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Copper 13.46 % Cu 16.85 % CuO |
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Arsenic 31.74 % As 48.68 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 27.11 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Zn2Cu(AsO4)2 |
Environment: |
Secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of a dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1960 |
Locality: |
Tsumeb mine, Otvai, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Iwan N. Stranski (1897-1979), German chemist and physicist, Berlin, Germany. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Stranskiite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 100249 |
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Stranskiite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.7606:1:0.7897 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.073, b = 6.669, c = 5.267, Z = 1; alpha = 109.85°, beta = 112.14°, gamma = 86.88° V = 155.02 Den(Calc)= 5.06 |
Crystal System: |
Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.134(1), 2.788(0.8), 2.506(0.6), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Stranskiite Color: |
Cyanic blue. |
Density: |
5.23 |
Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Habit: |
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite |
| Optical Properties of Stranskiite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.019 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1651,KPDmeas= 0.16,KC= 0.162 Ncalc = 1.82 - 1.85 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.795, b=1.842, g=1.874, bire=0.0790, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=80. |
| Calculated Properties of Stranskiite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.85 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Stranskiite =5.23 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEStranskiite = 42.52 barns/electron |
U=PEStranskiite x rElectron Density= 206.27 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Stranskiite is Not Radioactive | Stranskiite Classification Dana Class: |
38.03.07.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc |
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(38.03)(A+ B++)3 (XO4)2 |
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(38.03.07)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
08.AB.35 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O |
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08.AB -With medium-sized cations |
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| Other Stranskiite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Stranskiite : |
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 Stranskiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Stranskiite : A Bijoux Google Search for StranskiiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Stranskiite Cape Minerals Google Search for Stranskiite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Stranskiite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Stranskiite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Stranskiite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Stranskiite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Stranskiite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Stranskiite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Stranskiite Ask about Stranskiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Stranskiite Specimen Label here :
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