[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery] The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed General Aurivilliusite InformationHg+Hg++OI |
Molecular Weight = 541.59 gm |
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Mercury 74.07 % Hg 38.51 % Hg2O / 39.99 % HgO |
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Iodine 22.73 % I 22.73 % I |
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I -1.43 % -O=I2 |
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Bromine 0.15 % Br 0.15 % Br |
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Br -0.01 % -O=Br2 |
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Chlorine 0.07 % Cl 0.07 % Cl |
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Cl -0.01 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 2.98 % O |
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100.00 % 99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
HgHgO1.01I0.97Br0.01Cl0.01 |
In a cm-wide quartz vein with other mercury compounds. Related to terlinguaite; new structure type. |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
A small prospect pit near the long-abandoned Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Karin Aurivillius (1920-1982), chemist-crystallographer at the University of Lund, Sweden, who determined the crystal structure of numerous synthetic Hg compounds. |
IMA2002-022 |
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Aurivilliusite Crystallographya:b:c =2.5189:1:0.959 |
a = 17.58, b = 6.979, c = 6.693, Z = 8; beta = 101.71° V = 804.08 Den(Calc)= 8.95 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.275(1)(002), 2.873(0.8)(600), 2.993(0.8)(221),8.547(0.7)(200), 1.878(0.5)(223), 2.404(0.5)(602,421,222), |
| Physical Properties of Aurivilliusite{100} Distinct |
Dark gray black. |
Opaque |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
Metallic |
dark red brown |
| Optical Properties of AurivilliusiteNCalc= 2.4 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1568) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
Resembles cinnabar, light sensitive, no internal reflections, shows red light coalescing phenomenon. |
| Calculated Properties of AurivilliusiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=7.27 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Aurivilliusite =8.95 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.22 |
Boson Index = 0.78 PEAurivilliusite =1,384.79 barns/electron |
U=PEAurivilliusite x rElectron Density=10069.53 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Aurivilliusite is Not Radioactive | Aurivilliusite Classification10.04.02.02 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides |
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(10.04)where (A)2 (O,OH) Xq |
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(10.04.02)Terlinguaite Group |
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03.DD.50 03 - HALIDES |
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03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides |
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03.DD -With Hg |
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| Other Aurivilliusite InformationNAME( CanMin, 42:1904) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, 42:1904) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, 42:1904) |
Links to other databases for Aurivilliusite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - MinDAT 6 - MinMax(Deutsch) 7 - MinMax(English) 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Aurivilliusite using: Visit our Advertisers for Aurivilliusite : 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 Aurivilliusite Mineral Data : Ask about Aurivilliusite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Aurivilliusite Specimen Label here :
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