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Kolarite Mineral Data
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General Kolarite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
PbTeCl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 405.71 gm |
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Tellurium 31.45 % Te |
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Lead 51.07 % Pb |
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Chlorine 17.48 % Cl |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
PbTeCl2 |
| Environment: |
Primary mineral in a hydrothermal gold-quartz vein containing sulfides and selenides. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1985 |
| Locality: |
Champion Reef mine, Kolar Geold Fields, Karnataka, India. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kolarite  |
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Kolarite
Comments: Steel-gray, metallic, massive, polished fragment of kolarite embedded in epoxy.
Location: Oktyabr'sky Mine, Noril'sk, Putoran Mts, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian.
Scale: See Image.
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Radhakrishnaite Kolarite
Comments: Kolarite (1) and radhakrishnaite (2), replacing altaite (white) in galena (ight grey). (CanMin, v23:501).
Location: 1500 m level, Kolar gold deposit, India.
Scale: Scale Bar 0.02 mm.
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Kolarite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.8246:1:1.1969 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.93, b = 3.25, c = 3.89, Z = 1; V = 74.97 Den(Calc)= 8.99 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.27(1), 2.35(0.5), 3.91(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Kolarite
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| Color: |
Gray. |
| Density: |
9.14 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
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Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Kolarite
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| RL Color: |
Gray. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Kolarite in Air
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∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
| 400 nm |
25.00 |
26.10 |
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| 420 nm |
25.30 |
26.20 |
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| 440 nm |
25.60 |
26.50 |
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| 460 nm |
25.90 |
27.00 |
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| 480 nm |
26.50 |
27.50 |
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| 500 nm |
27.00 |
27.90 |
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| 520 nm |
27.40 |
28.30 |
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| 540 nm |
27.70 |
28.60 |
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| 560 nm |
28.10 |
29.00 |
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| 580 nm |
28.30 |
29.20 |
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| 600 nm |
28.50 |
29.40 |
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| 620 nm |
28.60 |
29.60 |
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| 640 nm |
28.60 |
29.60 |
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| 660 nm |
28.60 |
29.50 |
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| 680 nm |
28.60 |
29.50 |
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| 700 nm |
28.60 |
29.50 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Kolarite in Air
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340% |
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Calculated Properties of Kolarite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.45 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kolarite =8.99 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.13
Boson Index = 0.87 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEKolarite =1,064.46 barns/electron
U=PEKolarite x rElectron Density=7,925.31 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kolarite is Not Radioactive |
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Kolarite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.15.03.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.15)(Chlorides) |
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(02.15.03)Dana Group |
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02.15.03.01 Kolarite PbTeCl2 Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
03.AA.45 03 - HALIDES |
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03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O |
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03.AA -M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc. |
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03.AA.45 Kolarite PbTeCl2 Unk Ortho |
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Other Kolarite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kolarite :
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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Kolarite
PbTeCl2
Dana No: 02.15.03.01 Strunz No: 03.AA.45
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