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Cesanite Mineral Data |
General Cesanite Information |
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Na7Ca3(SO4)6(OH)•0.8(H2O) | |
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Molecular Weight = 888.96 gm | |
Sodium 18.10 % Na 24.40 % Na2O | ||
Calcium 13.53 % Ca 18.92 % CaO | ||
Hydrogen 0.29 % H 2.63 % H2O | ||
Sulfur 21.64 % S 54.04 % SO3 | ||
Oxygen 46.43 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Na7Ca3(SO4)6(OH)•0.8(H2O) | |
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Approved IMA 1981 | |
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Core samples from the Cesano-I geothermal well, Cesano area, Latium, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named after the locality. | |
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ICSD 31251 | |
PDF 35-506 | ||
Cesanite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.73008 | |
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a = 9.463, c = 6.9088, Z = 1; V = 535.79 Den(Calc)= 2.75 | |
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Hexagonal - Trigonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 6 | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.727(1), 3.448(0.87), 3.896(0.66), | |
Physical Properties of Cesanite |
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Colorless, White. | |
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2.786 | |
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Transparent | |
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2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | |
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white | |
Optical Properties of Cesanite |
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CI meas= -0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.081 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2062,KPDmeas= 0.2035,KC= 0.1907 Ncalc = 1.52 - 1.53 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.564, w=1.57, bire=0.0060. | |
Calculated Properties of Cesanite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.77 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Cesanite =2.79 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0020291221 Boson Index = 0.9979708779 |
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PECesanite = 3.26 barns/electron U=PECesanite x rElectron Density= 9.04 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cesanite is Not Radioactive |
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Cesanite Classification |
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30.03.03.01 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |
(30.03)with miscellaneous formulae | ||
(30.03.03)Dana Group | ||
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07.BD.20 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | |
07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O | ||
07.BD -With only large cations | ||
Other Cesanite Information |
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NAME( AmMin, Vol 87, p 715) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 715) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |
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Links to other databases for Cesanite : 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 Cesanite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cesanite : Ask about Cesanite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cesanite Specimen Label here :
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