[Mineral Forums] [Minerals for Sale] [About Us] [En Espanol] [Mineral Gallery] Fabre Minerals - Europe's first Internet mineral dealer, on the web since 1996 General Stepanovite InformationNaMgFe+++(C2O4)3•8-9(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 520.33 gm |
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Sodium 4.42 % Na 5.96 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 4.67 % Mg 7.75 % MgO |
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Iron 10.73 % Fe 15.35 % Fe2O3 |
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Hydrogen 3.29 % H 29.43 % H2O |
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Carbon 13.85 % C 41.52 % C2O3 |
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Oxygen 63.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
NaMgFe3+(C2O4)3•8.5(H2O) |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 |
Tyllakh coal deposit, Lena River, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Namde for Pavel Ivanovich Stepanov (1880-1047), Russian geologist. |
Stepanovite + Pronunciation |
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Stepanovite Crystallographya:c = 1:3.72662 |
a = 9.84, c = 36.67, Z = 6; V = 3,074.91 Den(Calc)= 1.69 |
TrigonalSpace Group: Unk |
| Physical Properties of StepanoviteNone |
Green, Yellow green. |
1.69 |
Transparent to Translucent |
Irregular - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an irregular pattern. |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
Water Soluble - Water soluble mineral. |
2 - Gypsum |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Optical Properties of Stepanovitecolorless. |
yellowish green. |
CI meas= -0.574 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.574 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2757,KPDmeas= 0.2757,KC= 0.1752 Ncalc = 1.3 Uniaxial (-), e=1.417, w=1.515, bire=0.0980. |
| Calculated Properties of StepanoviteBulk Density (Electron Density)=1.73 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Stepanovite =1.69 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0087774735 |
Boson Index = 0.9912225265 PEStepanovite = 3.47 barns/electron |
U=PEStepanovite x rElectron Density= 6.00 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Stepanovite is Not Radioactive | Stepanovite Classification50.01.07.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids |
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(50.01)(Oxalates) |
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(50.01.07)Stepanovite Group |
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10.AB.20 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.A - Salts of Organic Acids |
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10.AB -Oxalates |
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| Other Stepanovite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Stepanovite : |
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 Stepanovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Stepanovite : 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 Stepanovite Mineral Data : Ask about Stepanovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Stepanovite Specimen Label here :
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