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Molecular Weight = 2,587.19 gm |
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Chromium 2.01 % Cr 3.86 % CrO3 |
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Lead 88.10 % Pb 77.64 % PbO / 18.49 % PbO2 |
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Oxygen 9.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Pb9Pb2CrO16 |
Alteration product of galena with other chromium-bearing minerals in an oxidized hydrothermal lead deposit. |
Approved IMA 1972 |
Santa Ana mine, near Caracoles, Sierra Gorda district, Antofagasta, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
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| | Santanaite Crystallographya:c = 1:4.41196 |
a = 9.03, c = 39.84, Z = 6; V = 2,813.36 Den(Calc)= 9.16 |
Hexagonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (6 2 2) Space Group: P 6322 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.539(1), 2.606(0.8), 2.08(0.5), |
| Physical Properties of Santanaite{0001} Perfect, {1210} Perfect |
Straw yellow. |
9.155 |
4 - Fluorite |
| Optical Properties of SantanaiteCI meas= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1332,KPDmeas= 0.1333,KC= 0.1356 Ncalc = 2.24 Uniaxial (-), e=2.12, w=2.32, bire=0.2000. |
| Calculated Properties of SantanaiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=7.46 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Santanaite =9.16 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.19 |
Boson Index = 0.81 PESantanaite =1,660.31 barns/electron |
U=PESantanaite x rElectron Density=12384.82 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Santanaite is Not Radioactive | Santanaite Classification35.04.01.01 (35)Anhydrous Chromates |
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(35.04)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(35.04.01)Dana Group |
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07.FB.10 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.F - Chromates |
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07.FB -With additional O, V, S, Cl |
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| Other Santanaite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Santanaite : |
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 Search for Santanaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Santanaite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Santanaite Mineral Data : Ask about Santanaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Santanaite Specimen Label here :
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