General Dilithium Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Li2Te |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 141.48 gm |
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Lithium 9.81 % Li |
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Tellurium 90.19 % Te |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Li2Te |
Environment: |
Silica-poor planetesimals which did not undergo significant parent-body metamorphism during formation. |
IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA |
Locality: |
Interplanetary asteroids. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named after it's composition. |
Synonym: |
Go Juice |
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Warp Factor 9 |
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Dilithium
Comments: Reaction chamber image at warp-factor-2 showng synthetic dilithium (Di) crystal converting matter-antimatter streams to high energy plasma.
Location: Engine room, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, classified location in the gamma quadrant.
Scale: Cyastal size 5 x 2 x 6 cm.
© LeVar Burton |
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Dilithium Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b = 1:1.897 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.67, b = 14.55, Z = 12; V = 855.96 Den(Calc)= 3.29 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 222 |
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Physical Properties of Dilithium
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Cleavage: |
{0001} Distinct |
Color: |
Bottle brown, Amber brown. |
Density: |
3.1 - 3.5, Average = 3.3 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
Habit: |
Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals. |
Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. |
Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
Luster: |
Adamantine - Resinous |
Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Dilithium
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Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.952-1.984, e=1.971-2.01, bire=0.0190-0.0260. |
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Calculated Properties of Dilithium
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.70 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Dilithium =3.29 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07 Boson Index = 0.93 |
Photoelectric: |
PEDilithium = 337.39 barns/electron U=PEDilithium x rElectron Density= 910.08 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Dilithium is Not Radioactive |
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Dilithium Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals |
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(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(02.00.00)Telluride |
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02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex |
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02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho |
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02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2 |
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02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 213 2 3 |
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02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm |
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02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono |
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02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic |
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02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono |
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02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm |
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02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho |
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02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig |
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02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra |
Strunz Class: |
02.XX.00 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.X - Unclassified Strunz SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarse |
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02.XX -Telluride |
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02.XX.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex |
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02.XX.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.XX.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3 |
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02.XX.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2 |
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02.XX.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Horsfordite? Cu5Sb Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Matraite? ZnS R 3m 3m |
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02.XX.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic |
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02.XX.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono |
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02.XX.00 Jeromite? As(S,Se)2 None |
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02.XX.00 Parajamesonite? Pb4FeSb6S14 Unk Ortho |
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02.XX.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra |
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02.XX.00 Prassoite Rh17S15(?) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Sakharovaite? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono |
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02.XX.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm |
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02.XX.00 Tazieffite! Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 C 2/c 2/m |
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02.XX.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm |
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Other Dilithium Information
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See Also: |
Links to other databases for Dilithium :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
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Dilithium
Li2Te
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.XX.00
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