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- 1.1.6.0 Brass* Cu3Zn2 Unk Cubic
- 1.1.6.1 Danbaite CuZn2 Unk Cubic
- 1.1.6.2 Zhanghengite (Cu,Zn,Fe,Al,Cr) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.04-10 Zinc Zn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.04-15 Brass* Cu3Zn2 Unk Cubic
- I/A.04-20 Zhanghengite (Cu,Zn,Fe,Al,Cr) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.04-30 Danbaite CuZn2 Unk Cubic
- I/A.04-40 Cadmium Cd P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Danbaite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuZn2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 194.33 gm | ||
| Zinc 67.30 % Zn | |||
| Copper 32.70 % Cu | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CuZn2 | ||
| Environment: |
In a Cu-Ni deposit. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 | ||
| Locality: |
Danba, Sichuan Province, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. | ||
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Danbaite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.762, Z = 12; V = 467.65 Den(Calc)= 8.28 | ||
| Crystal System: |
IsometricSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.0803(1), 1.3732(0.4), 2.1574(0.4), | ||
Physical Properties of Danbaite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Gray white, Silver white. | ||
| Density: |
7.36 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
| Habit: |
Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates. | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Danbaite |
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| RL Color: |
White with a milky blue tint, slightly yellowish compared to chromium. | ||
Calculated Properties of Danbaite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.58 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.02759 Boson Index = 0.97241 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEDanbaite = 50.00 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Danbaite is Not Radioactive |
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Danbaite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.6.1 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.6)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/A.04-30 I - Elements | ||
| I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides | |||
| I/A.04 - Zinc-Cadmium series | |||
Other Danbaite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Danbaite : 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 Danbaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Danbaite : Translate Danbaite Mineral Data : Ask about Danbaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Danbaite Specimen Label here :
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