Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes
Habit:
Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.
Habit:
Plumose - "Mica-like" minerals forming aggregates of plume-like forms.
Hardness:
3 - Calcite
Luster:
Sub Metallic
Optical Properties of Chiluite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= -1.176 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.995 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.3392,KPDmeas= 0.3699,KC= 0.17 Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.68
Optical Data:
Uniaxial (-), e=2.3, w=2.4, bire=0.1000.
RL Anisotrophism:
Weak.
RL Color:
Gray with gray-brown internal reflections.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Chiluite in Air
λ
R1
R2
∑ R1(λ)
∑ R2(λ)
410 nm
19.45
20.75
430 nm
19.25
20.45
450 nm
18.80
20.00
470 nm
18.40
19.50
490 nm
18.00
18.90
510 nm
17.75
18.60
530 nm
17.50
18.40
550 nm
17.25
18.25
570 nm
17.00
18.05
590 nm
16.75
17.80
610 nm
16.65
17.60
630 nm
16.50
17.40
650 nm
16.45
17.30
670 nm
16.30
17.20
690 nm
16.75
17.00
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Chiluite in Air
Relative Intensity
0%
60%
100%
120%
180%
240%
300%
360%
420%
480%
520%
R1
R2
Calculated Properties of Chiluite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.34 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Chiluite =3.98 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.03 Boson Index = 0.97
Photoelectric:
PEChiluite =1,244.46 barns/electron U=PEChiluite x rElectron Density=4,153.10 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Chiluite is Not Radioactive
Chemical Formula: 
