| Carlhintzeite Mineral Data |
General Carlhintzeite Information |
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| Ca2AlF7·(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 258.14 gm | |||
| Calcium 31.05 % Ca 43.45 % CaO | |||
| Aluminum 10.45 % Al 19.75 % Al2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.78 % H 6.98 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 6.20 % O | |||
| Fluorine 51.52 % F 51.52 % F | |||
| - % F -21.69 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ca2AlF7·(H2O) | |||
| In a pegmatite. | |||
| Approved IMA 1979 | |||
| Hagendorf, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Carl Hintze (1851-1916), German mineralogist, Professor of mineralogy at the University of Breslau and compiler of the "Handbuch der mineralogie." | |||
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Carlhintzeite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.3581:1:1.3323 | |||
| a = 9.48, b = 6.98, c = 9.3, Z = 4; alpha = 91.14°, beta = 104.85°, gamma = 90° V = 594.71 Den(Calc)= 2.88 | |||
| TriclinicSpace Group: C1,C1 | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.48(1), 4.56(0.7), 3.69(0.6), | |||
Physical Properties of Carlhintzeite |
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| Colorless, White. | |||
| 2.86 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces. | |||
| Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | |||
| Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Carlhintzeite |
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| CI meas= 0.192 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.197 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1446,KPDmeas= 0.1456,KC= 0.1801 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.411, b=1.416, g=1.422, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=86, 2V(Meas)=77. | |||
Calculated Properties of Carlhintzeite |
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relectron=2.79 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00045 Boson Index = 0.99955 |
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PECarlhintzeite = 4.46 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Carlhintzeite is Not Radioactive |
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Carlhintzeite Classification |
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| 11.6.7.1 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides | |||
| (11.6)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (11.6.7)Dana Group | |||
| III/C.03-50 III - Halogenides | |||
| III/C - Double halogenides with water, Fluorides | |||
| III/C.03 - Prosopite - Boldyrevite series | |||
Other Carlhintzeite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
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