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Horsfordite Mineral Data + |
General Horsfordite Information |
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| Cu5Sb | |||
| Molecular Weight = 503.03 gm | |||
| Copper 75.80 % Cu | |||
| Antimony 24.20 % Sb | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Cu6Sb | |||
| A questionable species. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 | |||
| Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Eben N. Horsford, (1818-1893), U.S. chemist. | |||
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Horsfordite Crystallography |
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| IsometricSpace Group: Unk | |||
Physical Properties of Horsfordite |
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| None | |||
| Gray, Silver white. | |||
| 8.8 | |||
| Opaque | |||
| Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | |||
| Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | |||
| Tarnishes - Freshly fractured surfaces form a surface oxidation film | |||
| 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite | |||
| Metallic | |||
| silver white | |||
Optical Properties of Horsfordite |
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| Slightly cream colored to silver-blue and grayish white. | |||
Calculated Properties of Horsfordite |
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relectron=7.87 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0 Boson Index = 1 |
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PEHorsfordite = 115.10 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Horsfordite is Not Radioactive |
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Horsfordite Classification |
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| 2.1.2.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |||
| (2.1)where Am Xp, with m:p>3:1 | |||
| (2.1.2)Dana Group | |||
| II/A.01-30 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | |||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with Copper, Silver, Gold and Nickel | |||
| II/A.01 - Algodonite - Cuprostibite series | |||
Other Horsfordite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Ford32) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | |||
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