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- 50.4.4.1 Uricite C5H4N4O3 P 21/a 2/m
- IX/D.01-10 Urea CO(NH2)2 P 421m 4 2m
- IX/D.01-20 Acetamide CO(CH3)(NH2) R 3c 3m
- IX/D.01-25 Tinnunculite* C10H12N6O8(?) Unk Ortho
- IX/D.01-30 Kladnoite C6H4(CO)2NH P 21/n 2/m
- IX/D.01-40 Uricite C5H4N4O3 P 21/a 2/m
- IX/D.01-50 Guanine C5H3(NH2)N4O P 21/n 2/m
General Uricite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
C5H4N4O3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 168.11 gm | ||
| Hydrogen 2.40 % H | |||
| Carbon 35.72 % C | |||
| Nitrogen 33.33 % N | |||
| Oxygen 28.55 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
C5H4N4O3 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1807 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Uricite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.9539:1:0.8385 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 14.465, b = 7.403, c = 6.208, Z = 4; beta = 65.2° V = 603.47 Den(Calc)= 1.85 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.093(1), 3.087(0.69), 3.18(0.55), | ||
Physical Properties of Uricite |
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| Color: |
Colorless, Yellowish white. | ||
| Density: |
1.85 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Calculated Properties of Uricite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.89 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.3361 Boson Index = 0.6639 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEUricite = 0.27 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Uricite is Not Radioactive |
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Uricite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
50.4.4.1 (50)Salts of Organic Acids | ||
| (50.4)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (50.4.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IX/D.01-40 IX - Organic compunds | ||
| IX/D - Compounds with N, C and water | |||
| IX/D.01 - Urea - Guanine series | |||
Other Uricite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Uricite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Uricite using: Visit our Advertisers for Uricite : Translate Uricite Mineral Data : Ask about Uricite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Uricite Specimen Label here :
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