General Omeiite Information![]() (Os,Ru)As2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 317.76 gm |
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Arsenic 47.16 % As |
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Osmium 44.89 % Os |
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Ruthenium 7.95 % Ru |
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![]() Os0.75Ru0.25As2 |
![]() Found in a Cu-Ni sulfide deposit associated with an ultramafic body. |
![]() Approved IMA 1978 |
![]() Danba, Omeishan Mt, Sichuan (Szechuan), China, Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the locality. |
![]() Omeiite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 995 |
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PDF 34-336 |
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| | Omeiite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.8174:1:0.4565 |
![]() a = 5.409, b = 6.617, c = 3.021, Z = 2; V = 108.13 Den(Calc)= 9.76 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 1.915(1), 2.63(1), 2.67(0.8), |
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| Physical Properties of Omeiite![]() {???} Good |
![]() Steel gray. |
![]() 11.2 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
![]() 7 - Quartz |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Omeiite![]() Distinct. |
![]() White with a yellow tint in air, milky yellow in oil. |
![]() Weak, yellow to grayish yellow.. |
| Calculated Properties of Omeiite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.23 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Omeiite =9.76 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.1 |
Boson Index = 0.9 ![]() PEOmeiite = 680.53 barns/electron |
U=PEOmeiite x rElectron Density=5,601.83 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Omeiite is Not Radioactive | Omeiite Classification![]() 02.12.02.07 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.02)Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) |
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![]() 02.EB.15a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Omeiite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Omeiite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Omeiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Omeiite : A Bijoux Google Search for OmeiiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Omeiite Cape Minerals Google Search for Omeiite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Omeiite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Omeiite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Omeiite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Omeiite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Omeiite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Omeiite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Omeiite Ask about Omeiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Omeiite Specimen Label here :
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