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Kinoite Mineral Data |
General Kinoite Information |
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Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 487.53 gm | ||
Calcium 16.44 % Ca 23.00 % CaO | |||
Copper 26.07 % Cu 32.63 % CuO | |||
Silicon 17.28 % Si 36.97 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 0.83 % H 7.39 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 39.38 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ca2Cu2Si3O10•2(H2O) | ||
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Approved IMA 1970 | ||
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Helvetia, Santa Rita Mtns., Pima County, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named after Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), Jesuit explorer of the southwestern United States. | ||
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ICSD 15185 | ||
PDF 23-946 | |||
Kinoite Image | |||
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Kinoite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.5422:1:0.4386 | ||
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a = 6.99, b = 12.89, c = 5.654, Z = 2; beta = 96.08° V = 506.57 Den(Calc)= 3.20 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 4.72(1), 3.052(0.8), 6.441(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Kinoite |
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{010} Perfect, {100} Distinct, {001} Distinct | ||
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Azure blue. | ||
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3.16 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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5 - Apatite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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bluish white | ||
Optical Properties of Kinoite |
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CI meas= -0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2061,KPDmeas= 0.2088,KC= 0.2058 Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.66 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.638, b=1.665, g=1.676, bire=0.0380, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=68. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kinoite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.15 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Kinoite =3.20 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.008483085 Boson Index = 0.991516915 |
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PEKinoite = 13.89 barns/electron U=PEKinoite x rElectron Density= 43.75 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kinoite is Not Radioactive |
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Kinoite Classification |
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57.01.02.01 (57)Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups | ||
(57.01)with [Si3O10] groups | |||
(57.01.02)Dana Group | |||
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09.BH.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.B - Sorosilicates | |||
09.BH -Sorosilicates with Si3O10, Si4O11, etc | |||
Other Kinoite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) 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 Kinoite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 6 - GeoScienceWorld 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Kinoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kinoite : Ask about Kinoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kinoite Specimen Label here :
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