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- 38.5.11.1 Kuznetsovite ! Hg3Cl(AsO4) P 213 2 3
- VII/B.30-01 Smrkovecite! Bi2O(OH)(PO4) P 21/c 2/m
- VII/B.30-02 Atelestite Bi8(AsO4)3(OH)5O5 P 21/a 2/m
- VII/B.30-03 Hechtsbergite! Bi2O(OH)(VO4) P 21/c 2/m
- VII/B.30-05 Petitjeanite Bi3(PO4)2O(OH) P1 1
- VII/B.30-10 Preisingerite Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH) P1 1
- VII/B.30-20 Schumacherite Bi3[(V,As,P)O4]2O(OH) P1 1
- VII/B.30-30 Kuznetsovite Hg3Cl(AsO4) P 213 2 3
General Kuznetsovite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg3Cl(AsO4) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 776.14 gm | ||
| Mercury 77.53 % Hg 80.63 % Hg2O | |||
| Arsenic 9.65 % As 14.81 % As2O5 | |||
| Chlorine 4.57 % Cl 4.57 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -1.03 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 8.25 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 98.97 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg3Cl(AsO4) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 (Dana # Added) | ||
| Locality: |
Arzak deposit, Tuva, Russia. Khaidarkan deposit, Kirghizia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for V. A. Kuznetsov. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 39493 | ||
| PDF 35-657 | |||
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Kuznetsovite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.4013, Z = 4; V = 592.98 Den(Calc)= 8.69 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 213 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.53(1), 2.81(0.7), 4.86(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Kuznetsovite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Yellow brown, Honey brown, Light brown. | ||
| Density: |
8.64 - 8.82, Average = 8.73 | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | ||
| Hardness: |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
orange | ||
Optical Properties of Kuznetsovite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.34 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1545) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.35 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1545) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Kuznetsovite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.21 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.23419 Boson Index = 0.76581 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKuznetsovite =1,330.47 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kuznetsovite is Not Radioactive |
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Kuznetsovite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
38.5.11.1 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | ||
| (38.5)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (38.5.11)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VII/B.30-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH. cations of medium and big size: Mg, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na, K, Ba, Pb | |||
| VII/B.30 - Petitjeanite - Kuznetsovite series | |||
Other Kuznetsovite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kuznetsovite : 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 Search for Kuznetsovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kuznetsovite : Translate Kuznetsovite Mineral Data : Ask about Kuznetsovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kuznetsovite Specimen Label here :
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