General Tvalchrelidzeite Information Chemical Formula: |
Hg3SbAsS3 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 904.31 gm |
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Mercury 67.21 % Hg |
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Antimony 13.87 % Sb |
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Arsenic 8.28 % As |
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Sulfur 10.64 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Hg3.03Sb1.03AsS3 |
Environment: |
In a hydrothermal As-Sb-Hg deposit. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
Locality: |
In the Gomi deposit, Caucasus mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for A. A. Tvalchrelidze, founder of the Georgian Mineralogical-Petrographic School, Russia. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Tvalchrelidzeite + Pronunciation |
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| | Tvalchrelidzeite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.6344:1:3.5659 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.5526, b = 4.3852, c = 15.6373, Z = 4; beta = 91.845° V = 791.78 Den(Calc)= 7.59 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.92(1), 2.98(1), 3.49(1), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Tvalchrelidzeite Cleavage: |
{???} Perfect |
Color: |
Lead gray. |
Density: |
7.38 |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent to Opaque |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Habit: |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
Luster: |
Adamantine |
Streak: |
reddish black |
| Optical Properties of Tvalchrelidzeite RL Anisotrophism: |
Distinct, dark olive to dark violet. |
RL Color: |
Whitish lead gray, with dark red internal reflections, cherry red in transmitted light. |
RL Pleochroism: |
White to grayish white, weak lilac to a distinctly greenish tint. |
| Calculated Properties of Tvalchrelidzeite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.31 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Tvalchrelidzeite =7.59 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.2 |
Boson Index = 0.8 Photoelectric: |
PETvalchrelidzeite =1,200.32 barns/electron |
U=PETvalchrelidzeite x rElectron Density=7,574.57 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Tvalchrelidzeite is Not Radioactive | Tvalchrelidzeite Classification Dana Class: |
03.08.03.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.08)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.08.03)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
02.GC.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.G - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites |
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02.GC -Poly-sulfarsenites |
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| Other Tvalchrelidzeite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin v93:1691) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Tvalchrelidzeite : |
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 Tvalchrelidzeite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tvalchrelidzeite : A Bijoux Google Search for TvalchrelidzeiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Cape Minerals Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Tvalchrelidzeite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Tvalchrelidzeite Ask about Tvalchrelidzeite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tvalchrelidzeite Specimen Label here :
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