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Bilinite Mineral Data |
General Bilinite Information |
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Fe++Fe+++2(SO4)4•22(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 948.13 gm | ||
Iron 17.67 % Fe 7.58 % FeO / 16.84 % Fe2O3 | |||
Hydrogen 4.68 % H 41.80 % H2O | |||
Sulfur 13.53 % S 33.78 % SO3 | |||
Oxygen 64.12 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4•22(H2O) | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1913 | ||
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Schwaz, near Bilin, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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Bilinite Image | |||
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Bilinite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.2551:1:0.8735 | ||
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a = 6.208, b = 24.333, c = 21.255, Z = 4; beta = 100.3° V = 3,159.02 Den(Calc)= 1.99 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.51(1), 4.21(1), 4.85(0.5),4.1(0.4), 2.89(0.3), 3.29(0.3), 4.96(0.3), 5.48(0.3), | ||
Physical Properties of Bilinite |
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White, Yellow. | ||
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1.87 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ||
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Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) | ||
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2 - Gypsum | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Bilinite |
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CI meas= 0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2513,KPDmeas= 0.2674,KC= 0.2692 Ncalc = 1.5 - 1.54 |
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Biaxial (+/-), b=1.5 | ||
Calculated Properties of Bilinite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.93 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Bilinite =1.87 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0050755938 Boson Index = 0.9949244062 |
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PEBilinite = 5.92 barns/electron U=PEBilinite x rElectron Density= 11.45 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bilinite is Not Radioactive |
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Bilinite Classification |
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29.07.03.05 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | ||
(29.07)where A (B)2 (XO4)4 � x(H2O) | |||
(29.07.03)Halotrichite Group (Monoclinic with 22 H2O) | |||
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07.CB.85 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | ||
07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
07.CB -With only medium-sized cations | |||
Other Bilinite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Ford32) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | ||
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Links to other databases for Bilinite : 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 Search for Bilinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bilinite : Ask about Bilinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bilinite Specimen Label here :
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