Tillmannsite Mineral Data

Tillmannsite Mineral Data
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General Tillmannsite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 645.05 gm
   Vanadium   5.29 %  V     9.45 % V2O5
   Silver    49.83 %  Ag   53.53 % Ag2O
   Mercury   30.48 %  Hg   31.69 % Hg2O
   Arsenic    4.18 %  As    6.41 % As2O5
   Oxygen    10.22 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      101.08 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ag2.98Hg0.98(VO4)0.67(AsO4)0.36
Help on Environment: Environment: Supergene product in small geodes in mixed carbonate gangue.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Old copper mines at Roua, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Ekkhart Tillmanns (1941-) of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Wien, Austria.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2001-010
 

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Tillmannsite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.60152
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.727, c = 4.648, Z = 2; V = 277.52 Den(Calc)= 7.72
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Tetragonal - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (4) Space Group: I 4
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.735(1), 2.772(1)(100,211), 2.324(0.3)(002),5.45(0.25)(110), 2.254(0.2)(301), 1.683(0.15)(312), 1.74(0.15)(411),
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Sarp H , Pushcharovsky D Y , MacLean E J , Teat S J , Zubkova N V , European Journal of Mineralogy , 15 (2003) p.177-180, Tillmannsite, (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4, a new mineral: its description and, crystal structure

 

Physical Properties of Tillmannsite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Red, Brownish red.
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Habit: Habit: Pseudo Octohedral - Crystals show an octohedral outline.
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: brownish red
 

Optical Properties of Tillmannsite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1813,KC= 0.1781
Ncalc = 2.37
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=2.3, e=2.5, bire=0.2000.
 

Calculated Properties of Tillmannsite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.67 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tillmannsite =7.72 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PETillmannsite = 634.84 barns/electron
U=PETillmannsite x rElectron Density=4,235.20 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tillmannsite is Not Radioactive
 

Tillmannsite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 38.03.11.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc
  (38.03)(A+ B++)3 (XO4)2
  (38.03.11)Dana Group
 
38.03.11.01 Tillmannsite! (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4 I 4 4
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.AC.80 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
  08.AC -With medium-sized and large cations
 
08.AC.80 Tillmannsite! (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4 I 4 4
 

Other Tillmannsite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AmMin, v 88, p 1839) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1839) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1839)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Tillmannsite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Tillmannsite

(Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4
Dana No: 38.03.11.01 Strunz No: 08.AC.80
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