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- 2.16.22.1 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m
- II/A.06-05 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m
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General Vasilite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,807.32 gm | ||
| Copper 28.13 % Cu | |||
| Tellurium 14.12 % Te | |||
| Palladium 47.11 % Pd | |||
| Sulfur 10.65 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd8Cu8S6Te2 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 32053 | ||
| IMA1989-043 | |||
| PDF 43-806 | |||
Vasilite Image | |||
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Vasilite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.922, Z = 2; V = 710.21 Den(Calc)= 8.45 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.389(1), 2.1(0.8), 3.638(0.8), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Vasilite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Steel gray. | ||
| Density: |
8.79 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
black | ||
Calculated Properties of Vasilite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.48 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11726 Boson Index = 0.88274 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEVasilite = 174.24 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Vasilite is Not Radioactive |
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Vasilite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.16.22.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.16)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (2.16.22)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/A.06-05 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium) | |||
| II/A.06 - Vasilite - Luberoite series | |||
Other Vasilite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1435,1991) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Vasilite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Vasilite using: Visit our Advertisers for Vasilite : Translate Vasilite Mineral Data : Ask about Vasilite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vasilite Specimen Label here :
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