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General Sinnerite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu6As4S9 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 969.56 gm | ||
| Copper 39.32 % Cu | |||
| Arsenic 30.91 % As | |||
| Sulfur 29.77 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu6As4S9 | ||
| Environment: |
On sulfides in crystalline dolomite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1964 | ||
| Locality: |
Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Rudolph von Sinner (1890-1960), President of the Commission of the Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland. | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sinnerite + Pronunciation  |
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| Synonym: |
ICSD 66660 | ||
| PDF 25-264 | |||
Sinnerite Image | |||
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Sinnerite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9216:1:0.9237 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.06, b = 9.83, c = 9.08, Z = 2; alpha = 90°, beta = 109.5°, gamma = 107.8° V = 725.79 Den(Calc)= 4.44 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.024(1), 1.852(0.8), 1.581(0.7), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Sinnerite |
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| Cleavage: |
{???} Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
Steel gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.2 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | ||
| Habit: |
Columnar - Forms columns | ||
| Habit: |
Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned. | ||
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
grayish black | ||
Calculated Properties of Sinnerite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.15 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Sinnerite =4.47 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0022324178 Boson Index = 0.9977675822 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESinnerite = 40.98 barns/electron U=PESinnerite x rElectron Density= 170.06 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Sinnerite is Not Radioactive |
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Sinnerite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
03.06.14.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts | ||
| (03.06)where 2 < z/y < 2.49 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals | |||
| (03.06.14)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
02.GC.10 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf | ||
| 02.G - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites | |||
| 02.GC -Poly-sulfarsenites | |||
Other Sinnerite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sinnerite : 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 Sinnerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sinnerite : A Bijoux Google Search for SinneriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Sinnerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Sinnerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Sinnerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Sinnerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Sinnerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Sinnerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Sinnerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Sinnerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Sinnerite Ask about Sinnerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sinnerite Specimen Label here :
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