| Cuprorivaite Mineral Data |
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- 71.2.3.1 Cuprorivaite CaCuSi4O10 P 4/nnc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 71.2.3.2 Gillespite BaFeSi4O10 P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 71.2.3.3 Effenbergerite BaCuSi4O10 P 4/nnc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- 71.2.3.4 Wesselsite! SrCuSi4O10 P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-10 Cuprorivaite CaCuSi4O10 P 4/nnc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-20 Wesselsite! SrCuSi4O10 P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-30 Effenbergerite BaCuSi4O10 P 4/nnc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-40 Gillespite BaFeSi4O10 P 4/ncc 4/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-50 Sanbornite BaSi2O5 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.02-60 Bigcreekite! BaSi2O5·4(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
General Cuprorivaite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaCuSi4O10 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 375.96 gm | ||
| Calcium 10.66 % Ca 14.92 % CaO | |||
| Copper 16.90 % Cu 21.16 % CuO | |||
| Silicon 29.88 % Si 63.93 % SiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 42.56 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CaCuSi4O10 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 72612 | ||
| PDF 12-512 | |||
Cuprorivaite Image | |||
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Cuprorivaite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.07123 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.3, c = 15.12, Z = 4; V = 805.74 Den(Calc)= 3.10 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nnc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.29(1), 3(0.9), 3.78(0.9), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Cuprorivaite |
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| Cleavage: |
[001] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Blue. | ||
| Density: |
3.08 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light blue | ||
Optical Properties of Cuprorivaite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1973,KPDmeas= 0.1985,KC= 0.2003 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.59, w=1.633, bire=0.0430. | ||
Calculated Properties of Cuprorivaite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.03 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.0143 Boson Index = 0.9857 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECuprorivaite = 9.72 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cuprorivaite is Not Radioactive |
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Cuprorivaite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
71.2.3.1 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| (71.2)with 2:1 Layers | |||
| (71.2.3)Cuprorivaite group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/H.02-10 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered), Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others | |||
| VIII/H.02 - Davanite - Dalyite series | |||
Other Cuprorivaite 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 Cuprorivaite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Cuprorivaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cuprorivaite : Translate Cuprorivaite Mineral Data : Ask about Cuprorivaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cuprorivaite Specimen Label here :
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