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General Matraite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: ZnS
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 97.46 gm
   Zinc    67.10 %  Zn
   Sulfur  32.90 %  S
          ______ 
          100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: ZnS
Help on Environment: Environment: Hydrothermal origin.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958
Help on Locality: Locality: Gyöngyösoroszi, Mátra Mountains locality, Heves Co., Hungary. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Name for the locality.
 

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Matraite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:2.47368
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 3.8, c = 9.4, Z = 3; V = 117.55 Den(Calc)= 4.13
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m
 

Physical Properties of Matraite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [1010] Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Brownish yellow.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Habit: Habit: Pyramidal - Crystals are shaped like pyramids.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: yellow white
 

Calculated Properties of Matraite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.90 gm/cc
note: rMatraite =4.13 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.02997
Boson Index = 0.97003
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMatraite = 35.76 barns/electron
U=PEMatraite x relectron= 139.42 barns/cc.

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

Matraite is Not Radioactive

 

Matraite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.8.15.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
  (2.8.15)Dana Group
 
2.8.15.1 Matraite ZnS R 3m 3m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/C.13-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1
  II/C.13 - Wurtzite series
 
II/C.13-10 Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S P 63mc 6mm
 
II/C.13-20 Matraite ZnS R 3m 3m
 
II/C.13-30 Greenockite CdS P 63mc 6mm
 
II/C.13-40 Cadmoselite CdSe P 63mc 6mm
 
II/C.13-50 Rambergite! MnS P 63mc 6mm
 

Other Matraite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Matraite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Matraite

ZnS
Dana No: 2.8.15.1 Strunz No: II/C.13-20
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