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Salesite Mineral Data + |
General Salesite Information |
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| Cu(IO3)(OH) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Cu(IO3)(OH) | |||
| Found in oxidized copper ore. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939 | |||
| Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Reno H. Sales (1876-1969), chief geologist, Anaconda Copper Mining Co. | |||
| ICSD 16944 | |||
| PDF 22-236 | |||
Salesite Image | |||
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Salesite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.6088:1:0.7138 | |||
| a = 10.773, b = 6.696, c = 4.78, Z = 4; V = 344.81 Den(Calc)= 4.92 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.66(1), 2.64(0.4), 1.83(0.35), | |||
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Physical Properties of Salesite |
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| [110] Perfect | |||
| Blue green, Dark green. | |||
| 4.77 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | |||
| Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | |||
| 3 - Calcite | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| light green | |||
Optical Properties of Salesite |
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| 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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| Biaxial (-), a=1.786, b=2.07, g=2.075, bire=0.2890, 2V(Calc)=12, 2V(Meas)=0-5. Dispersion r > v extreme. | |||
| colorless. | |||
| light bluish green. | |||
| bluish green. | |||
Calculated Properties of Salesite |
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relectron=4.43 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00012 Boson Index = 0.99988 |
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PESalesite = 197.46 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Salesite is Not Radioactive |
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Salesite Classification |
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| 22.1.1.1 (22)Iodates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (22.1)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (22.1.1)Dana Group | |||
| 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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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| 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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