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Lausenite Mineral Data + |
General Lausenite Information |
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| Fe+++2(SO4)3·6(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 507.98 gm | |||
| Iron 21.99 % Fe 31.44 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.38 % H 21.28 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 18.94 % S 47.28 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 56.69 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Fe3+2(SO4)3·6(H2O) | |||
| Formed as the result of a mine fire. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928 | |||
| United Verde mine, Jerome, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Carl Lausen, U. S. Mining engineer, who first described the species. | |||
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Lausenite Crystallography |
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| MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk. | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.38(1), 3.52(1), 2.07(0.6),2.85(0.5), 3.03(0.5), 2.28(0.4), 2.52(0.4), 5.55(0.4), | |||
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Physical Properties of Lausenite |
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| White. | |||
| Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | |||
| Non-fluorescent. | |||
| Silky | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Lausenite |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.598, b=1.628, g=1.654, bire=0.0560 | |||
Calculated Properties of Lausenite |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00635 Boson Index = 0.99365 |
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PELausenite = 7.57 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Lausenite is Not Radioactive |
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Lausenite Classification |
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| 29.8.1.1 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | |||
| (29.8)where (A)2 (XO4)3 · x(H2O) | |||
| (29.8.1)Dana Group | |||
| VI/C.08-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size | |||
| VI/C.08 - Rhomboclase - Meta-alunogen series | |||
Other Lausenite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Lausenite : 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 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Lausenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Lausenite : 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 Lausenite Mineral Data : Ask about Lausenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Lausenite Specimen Label here :
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