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Kosnarite Mineral Data + |
General Kosnarite Information |
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| KZr++++2(PO4)3 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 506.46 gm | |||
| Potassium 7.72 % K 9.30 % K2O | |||
| Zirconium 36.02 % Zr 48.66 % ZrO2 | |||
| Phosphorus 18.35 % P 42.04 % P2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 37.91 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| KZr2(PO4)3 | |||
| Approved IMA 1993 | |||
| Mt Mica pegmatite, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Richard A. Kosnar (1946-), mineral dealer. | |||
| ICSD 4427 | |||
| IMA1991-022 | |||
| PDF 46-1397 | |||
Kosnarite Image | |||
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Kosnarite Crystallography |
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| a:c = 1:2.74858 | |||
| a = 8.687, c = 23.877, Z = 6; V = 1,560.45 Den(Calc)= 3.23 | |||
| Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 4.329(1), 2.928(0.9), 3.806(0.9), | |||
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Physical Properties of Kosnarite |
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| [102] Perfect | |||
| Colorless, Gray blue, Light green. | |||
| 3.194 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Kosnarite |
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| CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2071,KPDmeas= 0.2095,KC= 0.1978 |
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| Uniaxial (+), w=1.656, e=1.682, bire=0.0260. | |||
Calculated Properties of Kosnarite |
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relectron=3.06 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.04061 Boson Index = 0.95939 |
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PEKosnarite = 50.56 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 105.56 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Kosnarite |
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Kosnarite Classification |
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| 38.4.12.1 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | |||
| (38.4)A+ XO4 | |||
| (38.4.12)Dana Group | |||
| VII/A.17-10 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size: Mostly Fe, Mn | |||
| VII/A.17 - Kosnarite series | |||
Other Kosnarite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p653-656,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p653-656,1993) | |||
| Links to other databases for Kosnarite : 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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Kosnarite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kosnarite : 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 Kosnarite Mineral Data : Ask about Kosnarite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kosnarite Specimen Label here :
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