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- 2.4.7.1 Chalcocite Cu2S P 21/c 2/m
- 2.4.7.2 Djurleite Cu31S16 P 21/n 2/m
- 2.4.7.3 Digenite Cu9S5 R 3m 3 2/m
- 2.4.7.4 Roxbyite Cu1.78S C 2/m 2/m
- 2.4.7.5 Anilite Cu7S4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.4.7.6 Geerite Cu8S5 R 3m, R 3m, or R 32 Trig
- 2.4.7.7 Spionkopite Cu1.4S P 3m1 ? 3m
- II/B.01-10 Chalcocite Cu2S P 21/c 2/m
- II/B.01-20 Djurleite Cu31S16 P 21/n 2/m
- II/B.01-30 Digenite Cu9S5 R 3m 3 2/m
- II/B.01-40 Roxbyite Cu1.78S C 2/m 2/m
- II/B.01-50 Anilite Cu7S4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/B.01-60 Geerite Cu8S5 R 3m, R 3m, or R 32 Trig
- II/B.01-70 Spionkopite Cu1.4S P 3m1 ? 3m
- II/B.01-80 Yarrowite Cu9S8 P 3m1 ? 3m
General Anilite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu7S4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 573.09 gm | ||
| Copper 77.62 % Cu | |||
| Sulfur 22.38 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu7S4 | ||
| Environment: |
In a drusy quartz vein (Ani mine, Japan). | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1968 | ||
| Locality: |
In the Ani mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan. At Neudorf, Harz, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For the Ani mine, Japan. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16011 | ||
| PDF 33-489 | |||
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Anilite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.0063:1:1.4043 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.89, b = 7.84, c = 11.01, Z = 4; V = 681.05 Den(Calc)= 5.59 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.96(1), 2.77(0.65), 3.2(0.57), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Anilite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Bluish gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.68 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite). | ||
| Hardness: |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
black | ||
Calculated Properties of Anilite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.21 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00167 Boson Index = 0.99833 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAnilite = 36.25 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Anilite is Not Radioactive |
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Anilite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.4.7.5 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.4)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:1 | |||
| (2.4.7)Chalcocite Group ([Cu]2-x S] formulae) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/B.01-50 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/B - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium > 1:1, Coppersulfides Chalcocite group | |||
| II/B.01 - Chalcocite - Yarrowite series | |||
Other Anilite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Anilite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Anilite using: Visit our Advertisers for Anilite : Translate Anilite Mineral Data : Ask about Anilite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Anilite Specimen Label here :
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