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General Jokokuite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: MnSO4·5(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 241.08 gm
   Manganese  22.79 %  Mn   29.43 % MnO
   Hydrogen    4.18 %  H    37.36 % H2O
   Sulfur     13.30 %  S    33.21 % SO3
   Oxygen     59.73 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+(SO4)·5(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1978
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 41202
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Jokokuite

Comments: Pale pink stalactic mass of jokokuite.
Location: Jokoku Mine, Haminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Jokokuite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5914:1:0.5691
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.37, b = 10.77, c = 6.13, Z = 2; alpha = 98.767°, beta = 109.967°, gamma = 77.833° V = 381.88 Den(Calc)= 2.10
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 5.84(1), 2.72(0.72), 4.98(0.61),
 

Physical Properties of Jokokuite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Light pink.
Help on Density: Density: 2.03
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2.5 - Finger Nail
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Jokokuite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2421,KPDmeas= 0.2504,KC= 0.2438
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.498, b=1.51, g=1.517, bire=0.0190, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=70-80.
 

Calculated Properties of Jokokuite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.14 gm/cc
note: rJokokuite =2.10 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00129
Boson Index = 0.99871
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEJokokuite = 6.44 barns/electron
U=PEJokokuite x relectron= 13.80 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Jokokuite is Not Radioactive

 

Jokokuite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 29.6.7.4 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates
  (29.6)where A XO4 · x(H2O)
  (29.6.7)Chalchanthite Group (Triclinic: P1¯)
 
29.6.7.1 Chalcanthite CuSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
29.6.7.2 Siderotil FeSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
29.6.7.3 Pentahydrite MgSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
29.6.7.4 Jokokuite MnSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VI/C.04-30 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates
  VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size
  VI/C.04 - Chalcanthite group
 
VI/C.04-10 Pentahydrite MgSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
VI/C.04-20 Siderotil FeSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
VI/C.04-30 Jokokuite MnSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 
VI/C.04-40 Chalcanthite CuSO4·5(H2O) P1 1
 

Other Jokokuite Information

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

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Jokokuite

MnSO4·5(H2O)
Dana No: 29.6.7.4 Strunz No: VI/C.04-30
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