Shuangfengite Mineral Data

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General Shuangfengite Information

Chemical Formula:

IrTe2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 447.42 gm

Tellurium 57.04 % Te

Iridium 42.96 % Ir

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

IrTe₂

Environment:

Placer concentrates and crushed ores of a chromite deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1994

Locality:

Located hear the village of Shuangfeng about 190 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

After the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Shuangfengite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1993-018

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Shuangfengite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.37045

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.933, c = 5.39, Z = 1; V = 72.21 Den(Calc)= 10.29

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.85(1), 2.1(0.8), 1.58(0.7),

Crystal Structure:

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Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.239-444, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: cadmium iodide structure

Physical Properties of Shuangfengite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Black.

Density:

10.14

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Shuangfengite

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate with bluish or yellowish tint.

RL Bireflectance:

Not obvious.

RL Color:

Bright yellowish white with bluish tint.

RL Pleochroism:

Not obvious.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Shuangfengite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	45.50	41.80
550 nm	45.40	41.80
590 nm	45.50	42.20
650 nm	46.00	42.90

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Shuangfengite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	30%	60%	90%	100%	120%	150%	180%	210%
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R₂

Calculated Properties of Shuangfengite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Shuangfengite =10.3 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_{Shuangfengite}= 874.06 barns/electron
U=PE_{Shuangfengite} x rElectron Density=7,276.98 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Shuangfengite is Not Radioactive

Shuangfengite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.14.06 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.14)Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type

02.12.14.01 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.02 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.03 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.04 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m

02.12.14.05 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.06 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.12.14.07 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.EA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EA -M:S = 1:2

02.EA.20 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m

02.EA.20 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

02.EA.20 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m

Other Shuangfengite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p1329,1995) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 27, p 120)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Shuangfengite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Shuangfengite

IrTe2
Dana No: 02.12.14.06 Strunz No: 02.EA.20
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