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- 34.1.3.1 Balyakinite CuTeO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.02-10 Balyakinite CuTeO3 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.02-20 Magnolite Hg2TeO3 Pbm2 mm2
- IV/K.02-30 Fairbankite PbTeO3 P1 1
- IV/K.02-40 Plumbotellurite PbTeO3 Unk Ortho
General Balyakinite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuTeO3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 239.14 gm | ||
| Copper 26.57 % Cu 33.26 % CuO | |||
| Tellurium 53.36 % Te 66.74 % TeO2 | |||
| Oxygen 20.07 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu(TeO3) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 14168 | ||
| PDF 22-1092 | |||
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Balyakinite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.3036:1:2.1766 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.6, b = 5.83, c = 12.69, Z = 8; V = 562.27 Den(Calc)= 5.65 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pmcn | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.85(1), 2.84(0.8), 3.09(0.5), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Balyakinite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Blue green, Gray green. | ||
| Density: |
5.64 | ||
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
| Streak: |
light blue green | ||
Optical Properties of Balyakinite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.088 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.086 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2071,KPDmeas= 0.2074,KC= 0.1907 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=2.11, b=2.18, g=2.22, bire=0.1100, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=80. | ||
Calculated Properties of Balyakinite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.96 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.04272 Boson Index = 0.95728 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEBalyakinite = 199.17 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Balyakinite is Not Radioactive |
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Balyakinite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
34.1.3.1 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites | ||
| (34.1)as A++ XO3 | |||
| (34.1.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.02-10 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Sulfides, selenides, tellurides with [XO3]2- groups and related structures | |||
| IV/K.02 - Balyakinite - Plumbotellurite series | |||
Other Balyakinite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Balyakinite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Balyakinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Balyakinite : Translate Balyakinite Mineral Data : Ask about Balyakinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Balyakinite Specimen Label here :
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