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Connellite Mineral Data |
General Connellite Information |
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Cu19Cl4(SO4)(OH)32•3(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 2,043.53 gm | ||
Copper 59.08 % Cu 73.96 % CuO | |||
Hydrogen 1.87 % H 16.75 % H2O | |||
Sulfur 1.57 % S 3.92 % SO3 | |||
Chlorine 6.94 % Cl 6.94 % Cl | |||
- % Cl -1.57 % -O=Cl2 | |||
Oxygen 30.53 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Cu19Cl4(SO4)(OH)32•3(H2O) | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1850 | ||
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Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named after the Scottish chemist, A. Conell (1794-1863). | ||
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Ceruleofibrite | ||
Footeite | |||
Connellite Image | |||
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Connellite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.57667 | ||
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a = 15.78, c = 9.1, Z = 2; V = 1,962.39 Den(Calc)= 3.46 | ||
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Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 62c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.29(1), 8(1), 13.7(1), | ||
Physical Properties of Connellite |
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None | ||
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Blue green, Light blue. | ||
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3.4 | ||
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Translucent | ||
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Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | ||
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Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. | ||
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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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3 - Calcite | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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Nonmagnetic | ||
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light blue green | ||
Optical Properties of Connellite |
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none. | ||
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none. | ||
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CI meas= -0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2143,KPDmeas= 0.2181,KC= 0.2115 Ncalc = 1.72 - 1.73 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.724-1.738, e=1.746-1.758, bire=0.0200-0.0220. | ||
Calculated Properties of Connellite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.34 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Connellite =3.46 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.000267062 Boson Index = 0.999732938 |
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PEConnellite = 26.41 barns/electron U=PEConnellite x rElectron Density= 88.10 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Connellite is Not Radioactive |
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Connellite Classification |
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31.01.01.01 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(31.01)where (A+ B++)m (XO4)p Zq�x(H2O), where m:p>6:1 | |||
(31.01.01)Dana Group | |||
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03.DA.25 03 - HALIDES | ||
03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides | |||
03.DA -With Cu, etc., without Pb | |||
Other Connellite Information |
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NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Connellite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 6 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 7 - GeoScienceWorld 8 - Google Images 9 - Google Scholar 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 12 - MinDAT 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - Online Mineral Museum 15 - QUT Mineral Atlas 16 - Ruff.Info 17 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Connellite using: Visit our Advertisers for Connellite : Ask about Connellite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Connellite Specimen Label here :
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