| Caracolite Mineral Data |
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- 30.3.2.1 Caracolite Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl P 21/m 2/m
- VI/B.12-10 Sulphohalite Na6(SO4)2FCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- VI/B.12-20 Galeite Na15(SO4)5F4Cl P 3m 3m
- VI/B.12-30 Schairerite Na21(SO4)7F6Cl P 31m 3m
- VI/B.12-40 Kogarkoite Na3(SO4)F Unk (pseudo HEX-R) Mono
- VI/B.12-50 Cesanite Na7Ca3(SO4)6(OH)·0.8(H2O) P 6 6
- VI/B.12-60 Caracolite Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl P 21/m 2/m
General Caracolite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 807.01 gm | ||
| Sodium 8.55 % Na 11.52 % Na2O | |||
| Lead 51.35 % Pb 55.31 % PbO | |||
| Sulfur 11.92 % S 29.76 % SO3 | |||
| Chlorine 4.39 % Cl 4.39 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -0.99 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 23.79 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1886 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Caracolite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.7478:1:1.3739 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 19.62, b = 7.14, c = 9.81, Z = 4; beta = 120° V = 1,190.14 Den(Calc)= 4.50 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Caracolite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Blue, Colorless, Greenish gray, Gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.1 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Caracolite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.088 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1675,KPDmeas= 0.1478,KC= 0.162 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.743, b=1.754, g=1.764, bire=0.0210 | ||
Calculated Properties of Caracolite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.99 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11449 Boson Index = 0.88551 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECaracolite = 889.74 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Caracolite is Not Radioactive |
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Caracolite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
30.3.2.1 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (30.3)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (30.3.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/B.12-60 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/B - Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- with unfamiliar anions. mostly big cations | |||
| VI/B.12 - Sulphohalite - Caracolite series | |||
Other Caracolite 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 Caracolite : 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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Caracolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Caracolite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Caracolite Mineral Data : Ask about Caracolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Caracolite Specimen Label here :
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