General Sveite Information![]() KAl7(NO3)4Cl2(OH)16•8(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 963.13 gm |
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Potassium 4.06 % K 4.89 % K2O |
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Aluminum 19.61 % Al 37.05 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 3.35 % H 29.93 % H2O |
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Nitrogen 5.82 % N 22.43 % N2O5 |
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Chlorine 7.36 % Cl 7.36 % Cl |
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Cl -1.66 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 59.80 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() KAl7(NO3)4Cl2(OH)16•8(H2O) |
![]() Cave wall efflorescences. |
![]() Approved IMA 1980 |
![]() Autan Cave, Amazonas Territory, Venezuela. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleolgia. |
![]() Sveite |
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| | Sveite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.8351:1:2.355 |
![]() a = 10.89, b = 13.04, c = 30.71, Z = 6; beta = 92.167° V = 4,357.87 Den(Calc)= 2.20 |
![]() Monoclinic |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 10.2(1), 2.443(0.55), 3.692(0.4), |
| Physical Properties of Sveite![]() {001} Perfect |
![]() White. |
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![]() Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
![]() Efflorescences - Crystals covering matrix, generally produced from transpiro-evaporation. |
![]() Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates. |
![]() 2 - Gypsum |
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| Optical Properties of Sveite![]() CI meas= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.122 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2332,KPDmeas= 0.2565,KC= 0.2656 Ncalc = 1.53 - 1.58 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=1.501, b=1.503, g=1.535, bire=0.0340, 2V(Calc)=30, 2V(Meas)=small. |
| Calculated Properties of Sveite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.04 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sveite =2.00 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 ![]() PESveite = 1.60 barns/electron |
U=PESveite x relectron= 3.27 barns/cc. ![]() |
GRapi = 59.84 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Sveite | Sveite Classification![]() 19.01.03.01 (19)Nitrates - Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(19.01)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(19.01.03)Dana Group |
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![]() 05.ND.20 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) |
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05.N - NITRATES |
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05.ND -With OH (etc.) and H2O |
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| Other Sveite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
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1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Sveite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sveite : A Bijoux Google Search for SveiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Sveite Cape Minerals Google Search for Sveite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Sveite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Sveite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Sveite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Sveite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Sveite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Sveite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Sveite Ask about Sveite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sveite Specimen Label here :
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