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Griceite Mineral Data + |
General Griceite Information |
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| LiF | |||
| Molecular Weight = 25.94 gm | |||
| Lithium 26.76 % Li 57.60 % Li2O | |||
| Fluorine 73.24 % F 73.24 % F | |||
| - % F -30.84 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| LiF | |||
| In a sodalite inclusion in nepheline syenite. | |||
| Approved IMA 1989 | |||
| Proudrette quarry, Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Joel D. Grice (1946-), curator of minerals, Canadian Museum of Hature, Ottawa, Canada. | |||
| ICSD 62361 | |||
| IMA1986-043 | |||
| PDF 45-1460 | |||
Griceite Image | |||
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Griceite Crystallography |
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| a = 4.027, Z = 4; V = 65.30 Den(Calc)= 2.64 | |||
| Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.01(1), 2.32(0.9), 1.424(0.5),0.822(0.1), 0.9(0.1), 0.924(0.1), 1.163(0.1), 1.213(0.1), | |||
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Physical Properties of Griceite |
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| [100] Good, [100] Good, [100] Good | |||
| Green white, Yellowish white, White. | |||
| 2.62 | |||
| Translucent | |||
| Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | |||
| Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. | |||
| Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | |||
| 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | |||
| Sometimes Fluorescent, Short UV=light yellow. | |||
| Vitreous - Dull | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Griceite |
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| CI meas= 0.292 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.297 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1485,KPDmeas= 0.1496,KC= 0.2113 |
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| Isotropic, n=1.392. | |||
Calculated Properties of Griceite |
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relectron=2.42 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.02006 Boson Index = 0.97994 |
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PEGriceite = 0.51 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Griceite is Not Radioactive |
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Griceite Classification |
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| 9.1.1.5 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | |||
| (9.1)where A X | |||
| (9.1.1)Dana Group | |||
| III/A.02-05 III - Halogenides | |||
| III/A - Simple halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1 | |||
| III/A.02 - Halite series Griceite - Bromargyrite | |||
Other Griceite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| Links to other databases for Griceite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - MinMax(Deutsch) 13 - MinMax(English) 14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 15 - QUT Mineral Atlas 16 - Ruff.Info Search for Griceite using: Visit our Advertisers for Griceite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Griceite Mineral Data : Ask about Griceite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Griceite Specimen Label here :
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