[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions] Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows General Shuangfengite InformationIrTe2 |
Molecular Weight = 447.42 gm |
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Tellurium 57.04 % Te |
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Iridium 42.96 % Ir |
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100.00 % |
IrTe2 |
Placer concentrates and crushed ores of a chromite deposit. |
Approved IMA 1994 |
Located hear the village of Shuangfeng about 190 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
After the locality. |
Shuangfengite + Pronunciation |
IMA1993-018 |
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| | Shuangfengite Crystallographya:c = 1:1.37045 |
a = 3.933, c = 5.39, Z = 1; V = 72.21 Den(Calc)= 10.29 |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.85(1), 2.1(0.8), 1.58(0.7), |
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| Physical Properties of Shuangfengite{001} Perfect |
Black. |
10.14 |
Opaque |
Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures. |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
3 - Calcite |
Metallic |
black |
| Optical Properties of ShuangfengiteModerate with bluish or yellowish tint. |
Not obvious. |
Bright yellowish white with bluish tint. |
Not obvious. |
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| Calculated Properties of ShuangfengiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=8.33 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Shuangfengite =10.3 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.04 |
Boson Index = 0.96 PEShuangfengite = 874.06 barns/electron |
U=PEShuangfengite x rElectron Density=7,276.98 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Shuangfengite is Not Radioactive | Shuangfengite Classification02.12.14.06 (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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(02.12.14)Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type |
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02.EA.20 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.EA -M:S = 1:2 |
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| Other Shuangfengite InformationNAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p1329,1995) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 27, p 120) |
Links to other databases for Shuangfengite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 - MinDAT 8 - MinMax(Deutsch) 9 - MinMax(English) 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info 13 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Shuangfengite using: Visit our Advertisers for Shuangfengite : 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 Shuangfengite Mineral Data : Ask about Shuangfengite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Shuangfengite Specimen Label here :
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