General Cattierite Information![]() CoS2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 123.07 gm |
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Cobalt 47.89 % Co |
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Sulfur 52.11 % S |
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100.00 % |
![]() CoS2 |
![]() In carbonate rocks (Shinkolobwe mine, Zaire). |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1945 |
![]() In the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba Province, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() For Felicien Cattier, former Chairman of Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, Belgium. |
![]() ICSD 100325 |
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PDF 41-1471 |
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Cattierite Crystallography![]() a = 5.535, Z = 4; V = 169.57 Den(Calc)= 4.82 |
![]() Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.75(1), 2.46(0.6), 1.66(0.55), |
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| Physical Properties of Cattierite![]() {001} Perfect |
![]() Pink, Reddish white. |
![]() 4.8 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Cattierite![]() White. |
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| Calculated Properties of Cattierite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.62 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Cattierite =4.82 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.003908416 |
Boson Index = 0.996091584 ![]() PECattierite = 19.20 barns/electron |
U=PECattierite x rElectron Density= 88.74 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Cattierite is Not Radioactive | Cattierite Classification![]() 02.12.01.03 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.01)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3) |
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![]() 02.EB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Cattierite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Cattierite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Cattierite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cattierite : A Bijoux Google Search for CattieriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Cattierite Cape Minerals Google Search for Cattierite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Cattierite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Cattierite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Cattierite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Cattierite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Cattierite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Cattierite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Cattierite Ask about Cattierite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cattierite Specimen Label here :
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