[Mineral Auctions] [Register] [Current Auctions] [Log In] [www.danweinrich.com] Dan Weinrich Auctions Specializing In Live Weekly Auctions Of Top Quality Mineral Specimens The Place To Find Great Specimens At Great Prices! General Balkanite InformationCu9Ag5HgS8 |
Molecular Weight = 1,568.37 gm |
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Copper 36.47 % Cu |
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Silver 34.39 % Ag |
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Mercury 12.79 % Hg |
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Sulfur 16.36 % S |
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100.00 % |
Cu9Ag5HgS8 |
In high grade copper ores in stratiform Pb-Zn-Cu deposits. |
Approved IMA 1973 |
Sedmochislenitsi mine, Vratsa district, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
Balkanite + Pronunciation |
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Balkanite Crystallographya:b:c =1.1273:1:0.4161 |
a = 10.62, b = 9.42, c = 3.92, Z = 1; V = 392.16 Den(Calc)= 6.64 |
Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 222 ? |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.55(1), 2.98(1), 1.955(0.9), |
| Physical Properties of BalkaniteNone |
Gray, Steel gray. |
6.318 |
Opaque |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
3.5 - Copper Penny |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of BalkaniteWhite gray. |
Strong. |
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| Calculated Properties of BalkaniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.96 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Balkanite =6.64 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 PEBalkanite = 306.97 barns/electron |
U=PEBalkanite x rElectron Density=1,829.83 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Balkanite is Not Radioactive | Balkanite Classification02.16.07.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.16)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(02.16.07)Dana Group |
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02.BD.15 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BD -With Hg, Tl |
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| Other Balkanite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Balkanite : |
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 Balkanite using: Visit our Advertisers for Balkanite : 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 Balkanite Mineral Data : Ask about Balkanite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Balkanite Specimen Label here :
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