Dilithium Mineral Data

Dilithium Mineral Data

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General Dilithium Information

Chemical Formula:

Li2Te

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 141.48 gm

Lithium 9.81 % Li

Tellurium 90.19 % Te

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Li₂Te

Environment:

Silica-poor planetesimals which did not undergo significant parent-body metamorphism during formation.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA

Locality:

Interplanetary asteroids. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after it's composition.

Synonym:

Go Juice

Warp Factor 9

Dilithium Image

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Dilithium

Comments: Reaction chamber image at warp-factor-2 showng synthetic dilithium (Di) crystal converting matter-antimatter streams to high energy plasma.
Location: Engine room, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, classified location in the gamma quadrant. Scale: Cyastal size 5 x 2 x 6 cm.
© LeVar Burton

Dilithium Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b = 1:1.897

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.67, b = 14.55, Z = 12; V = 855.96 Den(Calc)= 3.29

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 222

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Nemoy, L S; Doohan, J, Star Fleet Transactions , 1 (2364) p.239-444, First Star Fleet Federation Symposia on Deep Space Findings from the, Enterprise NCC1701A Voyages

Physical Properties of Dilithium

Cleavage:

[0001] Distinct

Color:

Bottle brown, Amber brown.

Density:

3.1 - 3.5, Average = 3.3

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Dilithium

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.952-1.984, e=1.971-2.01, bire=0.0190-0.0260.

Calculated Properties of Dilithium

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.70 gm/cc
note: r_Dilithium=3.29 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.07941
Boson Index = 0.92059

Photoelectric:

PE_Dilithium= 337.39 barns/electron
U=PE_Dilithium x r_electron= 910.08 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Dilithium is Not Radioactive

Dilithium Classification

Dana Class:

2.0.0.0 (2)Sulfide Minerals

(2.0)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(Telluride)

Strunz Class:

II/X.00-00 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/X - Unclassified Strunz Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/X.00 - Telluride

Other Dilithium Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Dilithium :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Dilithium

Li2Te
Dana No: Unknown Strunz No: II/X.00-00
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