Flagstaffite Mineral Data

General Flagstaffite Information

Chemical Formula:

C10H22O3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 190.28 gm

Hydrogen 11.65 % H 104.14 % H₂O

Carbon 63.12 % C

Oxygen 25.22 % O

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100.00 % 104.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

C₁₀H₂₂O₃

Environment:

From fossil logs.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920

Locality:

San Francisco Peaks, North of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Flagstaffite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

cis terpin hydrate

Flagstaffite Image

Images:

Flagstaffite

Comments: Colorless transparent microcrystal fragment of flagstaffite.
Location: San Francisco Mountains, near Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Flagstaffite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8086:1:0.4721

Cell Dimensions:

a = 18.6, b = 23, c = 10.86, Z = 16; V = 4,645.91 Den(Calc)= 1.09

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: F dd2

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.93(1), 7.19(0.5), 8.76(0.5),

Physical Properties of Flagstaffite

Cleavage:

{110} Indistinct

Color:

Yellowish white.

Density:

1.09

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Luster:

Resinous

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Flagstaffite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.331 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.331 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.4713,KPDmeas= 0.4713,KC= 0.3541
Ncalc = 1.39

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.505, b=1.512, g=1.524, bire=0.0190, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=77.

Calculated Properties of Flagstaffite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.21 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Flagstaffite =1.09 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0070819579
Boson Index = 0.9929180421

Photoelectric:

PE_Flagstaffite= 0.19 barns/electron
U=PE_Flagstaffite x rElectron Density= 0.23 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Flagstaffite is Not Radioactive

Flagstaffite Classification

Dana Class:

50.04.03.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids

(50.04)with miscellaneous formulae

(50.04.03)Dana Group

50.04.03.01 Flagstaffite C10H22O3 F dd2 mm2

Strunz Class:

10.CA.10 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

10.C - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals

10.CA -Miscellaneous Organic Materials

10.CA.10 Flagstaffite C10H22O3 F dd2 mm2

Other Flagstaffite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Flagstaffite :
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

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Flagstaffite

C10H22O3
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