Kuksite Mineral Data

Kuksite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About


Dakota Matrix
[Newest Minerals] [Rare Minerals] [Cabinet Specimens] [About Us] [Image Gallery]
Dakota Matrix Minerals
Updated weekly, for the collector, educator, and researcher since 1996
Extensive Inventory of very Rare Minerals. Visa and Mastercard are Welcome


General Kuksite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb3Zn3Te++++++O6(PO4)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,231.31 gm
   Zinc        15.93 %  Zn   19.83 % ZnO
   Tellurium   10.36 %  Te   12.96 % TeO2
   Phosphorus   5.03 %  P    11.53 % P2O5
   Lead        50.48 %  Pb   54.38 % PbO
   Oxygen      18.19 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       98.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2
Help on Environment: Environment: Late-stage interstitial mineral in calcite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Kuranakh gold deposit, central Aldan, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for A. I. Kuks, Russian prospector, one of the discoverers of the Kuranakh deposit.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Kuksite Say KUKSITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1989-018
 

Search for Kuksite Images

Click Here To Search Images:

Image not yet available on Webmineral.com

Try searching images.google.com or Mindat Picture Gallary for mineral pictures. Caution: The images retrieved may not be appropriate.
  

Kuksite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5774:1:0.3525
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.5, b = 14.72, c = 5.19, Z = 2; V = 649.37 Den(Calc)= 6.30
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mmm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.29(1), 3(0.8), 1.903(0.5),
 

Physical Properties of Kuksite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {???} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Gray.
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to subtranslucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5 - Apatite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Weakly Fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Kuksite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= -0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1549,KC= 0.1508
Ncalc = 1.95
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.971, g=1.981, bire=0.0100, 2V(Meas)=12-20.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): none.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): none.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): none.
 

Calculated Properties of Kuksite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.42 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kuksite =6.30 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.12
Boson Index = 0.88
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEKuksite = 946.26 barns/electron
U=PEKuksite x rElectron Density=5,132.03 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kuksite is Not Radioactive
 

Kuksite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 33.03.05.02 (33)Selenates and Tellurates
  (33.03)with other anion groups
  (33.03.05)Pb, Zn Tellurates
 
33.03.05.01 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3TeO6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
 
33.03.05.02 Kuksite Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
33.03.05.03 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
33.03.05.04 Joelbruggerite! Pb3Zn3SbAs2O13(OH) P 321 3 2
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.BL.20 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O
  08.BL -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1
 
08.BL.20 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.BL.20 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3TeO6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
 
08.BL.20 Kuksite Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Kuksite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kuksite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

Search for Kuksite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [bing] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Kuksite :

B & L Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Auctions

Dakota Matrix

Excalibur Minerals

Exceptional Minerals

Fabre Minerals

John Betts Fine Minerals

Lapis Mineral Journal

Mineral News

UV Tools

Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Kuksite Mineral Data :

Ask about Kuksite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Espaņol

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kuksite Specimen Label here :

Kuksite

Pb3Zn3Te++++++O6(PO4)2
Dana No: 33.03.05.02 Strunz No: 08.BL.20
Locality:

 

Notes: