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General Lavrentievite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 759.03 gm
   Mercury   79.28 %  Hg   82.44 % Hg2O
   Sulfur     8.45 %  S     8.45 % S2-
               -   %  S    -4.22 % -O=S
   Bromine    5.26 %  Br    5.26 % Br
               -   %  Br   -0.53 % -O=Br2
   Chlorine   7.01 %  Cl    7.01 % Cl
               -   %  Cl   -1.58 % -O=Cl2
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.84 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Hg3S2Cl1.5Br0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: In the oxidized zone of a hydrothermal deposit.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1984
Help on Locality: Locality: Arzak mercury deposits, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Michail Alexeevich Lavrentiev (1900-1980), Russian mathematician and academician, founder of the Siberian Academy of Science.
 

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Lavrentievite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.7212:1:3.529
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.94, b = 5.194, c = 18.33, Z = 5; beta = 92.73° V = 850.18 Den(Calc)= 7.41
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: MonoclinicSpace Group: P 2/m,P 2,Pm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.61(1), 3.01(0.6), 1.587(0.5),3.38(0.5), 2.2(0.4), 2.29(0.4), 3.96(0.4), 5(0.3),
 

Physical Properties of Lavrentievite

Help on Color: Color: Grayish black, Light yellow.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Habit: Habit: Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Adamantine
 

Optical Properties of Lavrentievite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (?)
  NCalc= 2.13 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1523) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Lavrentievite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.15 gm/cc
note: rLavrentievite =7.41 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.24006
Boson Index = 0.75994
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELavrentievite =1,358.08 barns/electron
U=PELavrentievite x relectron=8,352.65 barns/cc.

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

Lavrentievite is Not Radioactive

 

Lavrentievite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 10.3.4.1 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides
  (10.3)where (A)3 (O,OH)2 Xq
  (10.3.4)Dana Group
 
10.3.4.1 Lavrentievite Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2 P 2/m,P 2,Pm Mono
 
10.3.4.2 Arzakite Hg3S2(Br,Cl)2 P 2/m,P 2,Pm Mono
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/F.14-40 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/F - Sulfides with nonmetallic properties, Halogensulfides (Sulfohalides) with Mercury/Lead and related compounds
  II/F.14 - Corderoite - Arzakite series
 
II/F.14-05 Kenhsuite! Hg3S2Cl2 A2mm mm2
 
II/F.14-10 Corderoite Hg3S2Cl2 I 213 2 3
 
II/F.14-20 Grechishchevite Hg3S2(Br,Cl,I)2 P 42m-,P 4m2,P 4mm,P 4/mmm Tetra
 
II/F.14-30 Radtkeite Hg3S2ClI C 2/m 2/m
 
II/F.14-40 Lavrentievite Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2 P 2/m,P 2,Pm Mono
 
II/F.14-50 Arzakite Hg3S2(Br,Cl)2 P 2/m,P 2,Pm Mono
 

Other Lavrentievite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Lavrentievite :
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

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Lavrentievite

Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2
Dana No: 10.3.4.1 Strunz No: II/F.14-40
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