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- 22.1.1.1 Salesite Cu(IO3)(OH) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/L.02-10 Salesite Cu(IO3)(OH) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/L.02-20 Bellingerite Cu3(IO3)6·2(H2O) P1 1
General Salesite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu(IO3)(OH) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 255.46 gm | ||
| Copper 24.88 % Cu 31.14 % CuO | |||
| Hydrogen 0.39 % H 3.53 % H2O | |||
| Iodine 49.68 % I 65.34 % I2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 25.05 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu(IO3)(OH) | ||
| Environment: |
Found in oxidized copper ore. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939 | ||
| Locality: |
Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Reno H. Sales (1876-1969), chief geologist, Anaconda Copper Mining Co. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16944 | ||
| PDF 22-236 | |||
Salesite Image | |||
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Salesite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.6088:1:0.7138 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.773, b = 6.696, c = 4.78, Z = 4; V = 344.81 Den(Calc)= 4.92 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.66(1), 2.64(0.4), 1.83(0.35), | ||
| Forms:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Salesite |
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| Cleavage: |
[110] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Blue green, Dark green. | ||
| Density: |
4.77 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light green | ||
Optical Properties of Salesite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1986,KPDmeas= 0.2048,KC= 0.1923 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.786, b=2.07, g=2.075, bire=0.2890, 2V(Calc)=12, 2V(Meas)=0-5. Dispersion r > v extreme. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
light bluish green. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
bluish green. | ||
Calculated Properties of Salesite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.43 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00012 Boson Index = 0.99988 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESalesite = 197.46 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Salesite is Not Radioactive |
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Salesite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
22.1.1.1 (22)Iodates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (22.1)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (22.1.1)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/L.02-10 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/L - Iodates with [IO3]1- groups | |||
| IV/L.02 - Salesite - Bellingerite series | |||
Other Salesite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Salesite : 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 Salesite using: Visit our Advertisers for Salesite : Translate Salesite Mineral Data : Ask about Salesite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Salesite Specimen Label here :
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