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General Krauskopfite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 327.54 gm
   Barium    41.93 %  Ba   46.81 % BaO
   Silicon   17.15 %  Si   36.69 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   1.85 %  H    16.50 % H2O
   Oxygen    39.08 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1965
Help on Locality: Locality: Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 26971
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Krauskopfite

Comments: White pearly crystalline krauskopfite on quartz.
Location: Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Krauskopfite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.7964:1:0.7378
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.46, b = 10.622, c = 7.837, Z = 4; beta = 94.53° V = 702.05 Den(Calc)= 3.10
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.84(1), 5.34(0.45), 6.36(0.45),
 

Physical Properties of Krauskopfite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Perfect, [001] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, White.
Help on Density: Density: 3.14
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Krauskopfite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1892,KPDmeas= 0.1868,KC= 0.1923
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.574, b=1.587, g=1.599, bire=0.0250, 2V(Calc)=86, 2V(Meas)=88.
 

Calculated Properties of Krauskopfite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.92 gm/cc
note: rKrauskopfite =3.10 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.08292
Boson Index = 0.91708
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKrauskopfite = 179.48 barns/electron
U=PEKrauskopfite x relectron= 523.18 barns/cc.

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

Krauskopfite is Not Radioactive

 

Krauskopfite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 74.3.4.2 (74)Phyllosilicate Modulated Layers
  (74.3)with joined strips
  (74.3.4)Ba phyllosilicates
 
74.3.4.1 Sanbornite BaSi2O5 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
74.3.4.2 Krauskopfite BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/F.25-40 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) Quadruplet chains [Si4O12]8-
  VIII/F.25 - Batisite - Ohmilite series
 
VIII/F.25-10 Batisite BaNaNaTi2O2[Si4O12] Ima2 mm2
 
VIII/F.25-20 Shcherbakovite KKNaTi2O(OH)[Si4O12] I mma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.25-30 Taikanite (Ba,Sr)2Mn2Si4O12 C 2 2
 
VIII/F.25-40 Krauskopfite BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
 
VIII/F.25-50 Ohmilite Sr3(Ti,Fe)(Si2O6)2(O,OH)·2-3(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
 

Other Krauskopfite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) 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 Krauskopfite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 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

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Krauskopfite

BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O)
Dana No: 74.3.4.2 Strunz No: VIII/F.25-40
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