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Kelyanite Mineral Data
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General Kelyanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Hg+2)6(SbO6)BrCl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,775.64 gm |
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Mercury 86.72 % Hg 90.18 % Hg2O |
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Antimony 4.39 % Sb 5.25 % Sb2O3 |
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Bromine 2.88 % Br 2.88 % Br |
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Br -0.29 % -O=Br2 |
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Chlorine 2.55 % Cl 2.55 % Cl |
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Cl -0.58 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 3.46 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
6(Hg2)SbO6BrCl2 |
| Environment: |
Oxidation zone of stibnite-cinnabar ores. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Kelyan deposit, Buryatia, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kelyanite + Pronunciation  |
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Kelyanite Image |
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Images:
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Kelyanite
Comments: B&W BSE image of an epoxy grain mount of kelyanite (1) and calomel (2) fragment.
Location: Kelyan Sb-Hg mine, Buryatia, Siberia, Russia.
Scale: See Image.
© Diederik Visser |
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Kelyanite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.73775 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 13.56, c = 10.004, Z = 3; V = 1,593.03 Den(Calc)= 8.68 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3) Space Group: P 3 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.3(1), 2.72(0.6), 3.78(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Kelyanite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Brown, Reddish brown. |
| Density: |
8.51 - 8.63, Average = 8.57 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Nearly opaque |
| Habit: |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
| Streak: |
reddish brown |
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Optical Properties of Kelyanite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.34 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1548) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.33 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1548) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Kelyanite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.05 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kelyanite =8.68 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEKelyanite =1,529.07 barns/electron
U=PEKelyanite x rElectron Density=10787.54 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kelyanite is Not Radioactive |
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Kelyanite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
10.06.11.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides |
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(10.06)where Am Bn (O,OH)p Xq |
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(10.06.11)Dana Group |
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10.06.11.01 Kelyanite (Hg2)6(SbO6)BrCl2 P 3 3 |
| Strunz Class: |
03.DD.60 03 - HALIDES |
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03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides |
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03.DD -With Hg |
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03.DD.60 Kelyanite (Hg2)6(SbO6)BrCl2 P 3 3 |
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Other Kelyanite Information
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin v93:1666) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kelyanite :
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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Kelyanite
(Hg+2)6(SbO6)BrCl2
Dana No: 10.06.11.01 Strunz No: 03.DD.60
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