[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions] Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows General Ardaite InformationPb19Sb13S35Cl7 |
Molecular Weight = 6,890.03 gm |
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Antimony 22.97 % Sb |
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Lead 57.14 % Pb |
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Sulfur 16.29 % S |
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Chlorine 3.60 % Cl |
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100.00 % |
Pb19Sb13S35Cl7 |
In polymetallic ore deposits. |
Approved IMA 1980 |
Madjarovo, Arda River, Bulgaria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
Ardaite |
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Ardaite Crystallographya:b:c =1.0464:1:0.3813 |
a = 22.09, b = 21.11, c = 8.05, Z = 2; beta = 103.02° V = 3,657.37 Den(Calc)= 6.26 |
MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2(1), 3.38(1), 3.4(1), |
| Physical Properties of ArdaiteGreen gray. |
Opaque |
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of ArdaiteDistinct. |
Distinct. |
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| Calculated Properties of ArdaiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.27 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Ardaite =6.26 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.12 |
Boson Index = 0.88 PEArdaite =1,123.48 barns/electron |
U=PEArdaite x rElectron Density=5,920.32 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ardaite is Not Radioactive | Ardaite Classification02.15.01.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.15)(Chlorides) |
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(02.15.01)Dana Group |
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02.LB.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.L - Unclassified Sulfosalts |
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02.LB -With essential Pb |
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| Other Ardaite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Ardaite : |
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 Search for Ardaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ardaite : 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 Ardaite Mineral Data : Ask about Ardaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ardaite Specimen Label here :
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