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General Breithauptite Information
Chemical Formula: Composition: Empirical Formula: Environment: IMA Status: Locality: Name Origin: Name Pronunciation: 
Synonym: Breithauptite Image
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Comments: Three brownish, metallic hexagonal prisms of breithauptite in calcite. |
Breithauptite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: Cell Dimensions: Crystal System: X Ray Diffraction: Forms:
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Physical Properties of Breithauptite
Cleavage: Color: Density: Diaphaneity: Fracture: Habit: Habit: Habit: Hardness: Luminescence: Luster: Magnetism: Streak: Optical Properties of Breithauptite
RL Anisotrophism: RL Color: RL Pleochroism: Reflectivity | λ | R1 | R2 |  |
∑ R1(λ) | ∑ R2(λ) |
| 400 nm | 47.80 | 51.40 |  |
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| 420 nm | 45.50 | 49.30 |  |
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| 440 nm | 43.20 | 47.20 |  |
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| 460 nm | 41.10 | 45.80 |  |
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| 480 nm | 39.50 | 45.20 |  |
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| 500 nm | 38.50 | 45.60 |  |
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| 520 nm | 38.70 | 46.80 |  |
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| 540 nm | 41.00 | 48.60 |  |
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| 560 nm | 43.60 | 51.10 |  |
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| 580 nm | 46.60 | 53.40 |  |
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| 600 nm | 49.30 | 55.60 |  |
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| 620 nm | 51.60 | 57.60 |  |
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| 640 nm | 53.60 | 59.30 |  |
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| 660 nm | 55.30 | 60.90 |  |
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| 680 nm | 56.80 | 62.20 |  |
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| 700 nm | 58.00 | 63.30 |  |
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Calculated Properties of Breithauptite
Electron Density: note: Specific Gravity of Breithauptite =8.73 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Boson Index = 0.9963245566
Photoelectric: U=PEBreithauptite x rElectron Density=1,841.50 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: Breithauptite is Not Radioactive
Breithauptite Classification
Dana Class: Strunz Class: Other Breithauptite Information
References: See Also: 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Breithauptite NiSbDana No: 02.08.11.02 Strunz No: 02.CC.05 Locality:
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