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Molecular Weight = 273.20 gm |
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Arsenic 54.85 % As |
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Osmium 17.41 % Os |
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Ruthenium 27.75 % Ru |
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100.00 % |
Ru0.75Os0.25As2 |
Occurs in a chromium deposit related to augite peridotite and dunite. |
Approved IMA 1979 |
From Anduo, Tibet, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
For the Chinese locality at Anduo. |
Anduoite |
ICSD 42738 |
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PDF 33-1144 |
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Anduoite Crystallographya:b:c =0.8717:1:0.485 |
a = 5.41, b = 6.206, c = 3.01, Z = 2; V = 101.06 Den(Calc)= 8.98 |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.92(1), 1.095(0.9), 1.501(0.9), |
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| Physical Properties of AnduoiteNone |
Lead gray. |
Opaque |
Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
7 - Quartz |
Metallic |
grayish black |
| Optical Properties of AnduoiteMarked in air from brownish yellow to grayish green, pale red to pale green, pronounced in oil. |
White with pink tint. |
Noticeable in air, from pinkish grayish white to pinkish white, distinct in oil. |
| Calculated Properties of AnduoiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=7.76 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Anduoite =8.98 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.11 |
Boson Index = 0.89 PEAnduoite = 336.17 barns/electron |
U=PEAnduoite x rElectron Density=2,607.79 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Anduoite is Not Radioactive | Anduoite Classification02.12.02.08 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.02)Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) |
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02.EB.15a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Anduoite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Anduoite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Anduoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Anduoite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Anduoite Mineral Data : Ask about Anduoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Anduoite Specimen Label here :
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