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General Spertiniite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 97.56 gm
   Copper    65.13 %  Cu   81.53 % CuO
   Hydrogen   2.07 %  H    18.47 % H2O
   Oxygen    32.80 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu(OH)2
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 68459
  IMA1980-033
  PDF 35-505
 

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Spertiniite

Comments: Sparse blue spertiniite on serpentinite rock.
Location: Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Spertiniite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.2786:1:0.4963
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 2.951, b = 10.592, c = 5.257, Z = 4; V = 164.32 Den(Calc)= 3.94
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: C mc21
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.63(1), 3.73(0.9), 5.29(0.8),
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Oswald H R , Reller A , Schmalle H W , Dubler E , Acta Crystallographica, Section C , 46 (1990) p.2279-2284, Structure of copper(II) hydroxide, Cu(OH)2

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Physical Properties of Spertiniite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Blue, Blue green.
Help on Density: Density: 3.93
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
 

Optical Properties of Spertiniite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.09 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.093 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1827,KPDmeas= 0.1832,KC= 0.2014
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (?), a=1.72
 

Calculated Properties of Spertiniite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.79 gm/cc
note: rSpertiniite =3.93 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00016
Boson Index = 0.99984
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESpertiniite = 28.52 barns/electron
U=PESpertiniite x relectron= 108.00 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Spertiniite is Not Radioactive

 

Spertiniite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 6.2.4.1 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl
  (6.2)where X++ (OH)2
  (6.2.4)Dana Group
 
6.2.4.1 Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 C mc21 mm2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/F.03-90 IV - Oxides
  IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure
  IV/F.03 - Brucite series
 
IV/F.03-10 Brucite Mg(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
IV/F.03-20 Amakinite (Fe,Mg)(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
IV/F.03-30 Pyrochroite Mn(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
IV/F.03-40 Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 
IV/F.03-50 Paraotwayite Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5xx=.5 Pm m
 
IV/F.03-60 Sweetite Zn(OH)2 P 41212,P 43212 4 2 2
 
IV/F.03-70 Ashoverite Zn(OH)2 I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/F.03-80 Wulfingite Zn(OH)2 P 212121 2 2 2
 
IV/F.03-90 Spertiniite Cu(OH)2 C mc21 mm2
 
IV/F.03-100 Portlandite Ca(OH)2 P 3m1 3 2/m
 

Other Spertiniite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Spertiniite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris

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Spertiniite

Cu(OH)2
Dana No: 6.2.4.1 Strunz No: IV/F.03-90
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