[Mineral Forums] [Minerals for Sale] [About Us] [En Espanol] [Mineral Gallery] Fabre Minerals - Europe's first Internet mineral dealer, on the web since 1996 General Gortdrumite Information(Cu,Fe)6Hg2S5 |
Molecular Weight = 939.71 gm |
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Iron 2.38 % Fe |
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Copper 37.87 % Cu |
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Mercury 42.69 % Hg |
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Sulfur 17.06 % S |
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100.00 % |
Cu5.6Fe2+0.4Hg2S5 |
Admixed with other sulfide minerals in a vein cutting dolomitized limestone. Estimated Tmax < 200 deg. C. |
Approved IMA 1983 |
Gortdrum deposit, Tipperary, Eire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
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| | Gortdrumite Crystallographya:b:c =1.8934:1:3.0506 |
a = 14.958, b = 7.9, c = 24.1, Z = 12; V = 2,847.85 Den(Calc)= 6.57 |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.58(1), 3.38(0.7), 2.88(0.5), |
| Physical Properties of GortdrumiteLead gray, Black. |
6.8 |
Opaque |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of GortdrumiteStrong, with colors from grayish white with a bluish tint to blue. |
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| Calculated Properties of GortdrumiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.77 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Gortdrumite =6.57 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.13 |
Boson Index = 0.87 PEGortdrumite = 707.69 barns/electron |
U=PEGortdrumite x rElectron Density=4,084.94 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Gortdrumite is Not Radioactive | Gortdrumite Classification02.16.14.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.16)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(02.16.14)Dana Group |
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02.BD.10 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BD -With Hg, Tl |
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| Other Gortdrumite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Gortdrumite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Gortdrumite using: Visit our Advertisers for Gortdrumite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Gortdrumite Mineral Data : Ask about Gortdrumite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Gortdrumite Specimen Label here :
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