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Koechlinite Mineral Data + |
General Koechlinite Information |
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| Bi2MoO6 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 609.90 gm | |||
| Bismuth 68.53 % Bi 76.40 % Bi2O3 | |||
| Molybdenum 15.73 % Mo 23.60 % MoO3 | |||
| Oxygen 15.74 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Bi2MoO6 | |||
| In cavities in vein material composed of quartz, bismuth, and smaltite. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 | |||
| Daniel mine, Schneeberg, Sazony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Rudolf Koechlin (1862-1939), Austrian mineralogist. | |||
| ICSD 17070 | |||
| PDF 21-102 | |||
Koechlinite Image | |||
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Koechlinite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.3393:1:0.3381 | |||
| a = 5.502, b = 16.213, c = 5.483, Z = 4; V = 489.11 Den(Calc)= 8.28 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mca | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.15(1), 1.652(0.2), 2.741(0.18), | |||
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Physical Properties of Koechlinite |
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| [010] Perfect | |||
| Greenish yellow, Yellow, White. | |||
| 8.26 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| yellow white | |||
Optical Properties of Koechlinite |
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| CI meas= -0.121 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.118 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1932,KPDmeas= 0.1937,KC= 0.1728 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=2.52, b=2.61, g=2.67, bire=0.1500, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=large. Dispersion r < v strong. | |||
Calculated Properties of Koechlinite |
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relectron=6.95 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.04014 Boson Index = 0.95986 |
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PEKoechlinite =1,342.38 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Koechlinite is Not Radioactive |
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Koechlinite Classification |
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| 48.2.2.1 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| (48.2)where (A)2 XO4 | |||
| (48.2.2)Dana Group | |||
| VI/G.01-60 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| VI/G - Molybdates [MoO4]2- and wolframates [WO4]2- | |||
| VI/G.01 - Scheelite - Wulfenite series, (Powellite - Raspite) | |||
Other Koechlinite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| Links to other databases for Koechlinite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Koechlinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Koechlinite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks 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 Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Koechlinite Mineral Data : Ask about Koechlinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Koechlinite Specimen Label here :
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