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Molecular Weight = 96.50 gm |
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Zinc 60.98 % Zn |
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Iron 5.79 % Fe |
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Sulfur 33.23 % S |
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100.00 % |
Zn0.9Fe2+0.1S |
Of hydrothermal origin in veins with other sulfides. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1861 |
Príbram, Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after the French chemist, Charles A. Wurtze (1817-1884). |
Wurtzite |
Radial Blende |
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Wurtzite Crystallographya:c = 1:1.63874 |
a = 3.82, c = 6.26, Z = 2; V = 79.11 Den(Calc)= 4.05 |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 63mc |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.31(1), 3.13(0.86), 2.93(0.84), |
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| Physical Properties of Wurtzite{1010} Good, {0001} Good |
Brownish black, Orange brown, Reddish brown, Black. |
3.98 - 4.08, Average = 4.03 |
Translucent |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. |
Colloform - Forming from a gel or colloidal mass. |
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. |
3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite |
Fluorescent, Long UV=orange red. |
Adamantine - Resinous |
Nonmagnetic |
light brown |
| Optical Properties of Wurtzitenone. |
none. |
Uniaxial (+), w=2.356, e=2.378, bire=0.0220. |
Deep reddish brown to dark brown to brown-black; yellow to dark brown internal reflections. |
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| Calculated Properties of WurtziteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.83 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Wurtzite =4.05 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEWurtzite = 34.43 barns/electron |
U=PEWurtzite x rElectron Density= 131.76 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Wurtzite is Not Radioactive | Wurtzite Classification02.08.07.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.08.07)Wurtzite Group (Hexagonal: P63mc) |
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02.CB.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc |
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| Other Wurtzite InformationNAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(www.saint-hilaire.ca) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Wurtzite : |
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 5 - Athena 6 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - HyperPhysics 12 - MinDAT 13 - MinMax(Deutsch) 14 - MinMax(English) 15 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 16 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 17 - QUT Mineral Atlas 18 - Ruff.Info 19 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Wurtzite using: Visit our Advertisers for Wurtzite : 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 Wurtzite Mineral Data : Ask about Wurtzite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Wurtzite Specimen Label here :
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