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General Delafossite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu+Fe+++O2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 151.39 gm
   Iron    36.89 %  Fe   52.74 % Fe2O3
   Copper  41.97 %  Cu   47.26 % Cu2O
   Oxygen  21.14 %  O
          ______        ______ 
          100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CuFe3+O2
Help on Environment: Environment: Principally as a secondary mineral near the base of the oxidized zone of copper deposits, less commonly a primary mineral.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1873
Help on Locality: Locality: Calumet and Arizona mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Gabrial Delafosse (1796-1878), French mineralogist and crystallographer.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 60844
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Delafossite

Comments: Black crystals of delafossite on matrix.
Location: Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
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Delafossite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:5.63157
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 3.04, c = 17.12, Z = 3; V = 137.02 Den(Calc)= 5.50
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.508(1), 1.512(0.4), 2.86(0.35),
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Pabst A , American Mineralogist , 23 (1938) p.175-176, Crystal structure and density of delafossite

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Physical Properties of Delafossite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [1010] Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Black.
Help on Density: Density: 5.41
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Magnetic after heating
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Optical Properties of Delafossite

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e): light golden brown.
Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w): rose brown.
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (?).
  NCalc= 2.52 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2767) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.5 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2767) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1
Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Strong.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: Brownish rose.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Delafossite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 400 nm   18.40   22.20 
   
 420 nm   18.60   22.30 
 440 nm   18.80   22.40 
 460 nm   19.00   22.60 
 480 nm   19.00   22.90 
 500 nm   18.90   23.20 
 520 nm   19.00   23.40 
 540 nm   19.00   23.40 
 560 nm   19.10   23.20 
 580 nm   19.20   23.00 
 600 nm   19.30   23.00 
 620 nm   19.60   23.20 
 640 nm   20.00   23.50 
 660 nm   20.60   23.80 
 680 nm   21.10   24.20 
 700 nm   21.80   24.80 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Delafossite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Delafossite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.16 gm/cc
note: rDelafossite =5.50 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00792
Boson Index = 0.99208
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEDelafossite = 30.25 barns/electron
U=PEDelafossite x relectron= 156.03 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Delafossite is Not Radioactive
 

Delafossite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 7.1.1.1 (7)Multiple Oxides
  (7.1)where A B X2 containing copper
  (7.1.1)Dana Group
 
7.1.1.1 Delafossite CuFeO2 R 3m 3 2/m
 
7.1.1.2 Mcconnellite CuCrO2 R 3m 3 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/A.05-30 IV - Oxides
  IV/A - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:1 and 2:1 (M2O,MO)
  IV/A.05 - Periclase Group, Tenorite - Crednerite series
 
IV/A.05-10 Tenorite CuO C 2/c 2/m
 
IV/A.05-20 Paramelaconite Cu2Cu2O3 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/A.05-30 Delafossite CuFeO2 R 3m 3 2/m
 
IV/A.05-40 Mcconnellite CuCrO2 R 3m 3 2/m
 
IV/A.05-50 Crednerite CuMnO2 A2/m 2/m
 

Other Delafossite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Delafossite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 - HyperPhysics 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris

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Delafossite

Cu+Fe+++O2
Dana No: 7.1.1.1 Strunz No: IV/A.05-30
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