Kornelite Mineral Data

General Kornelite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++2(SO4)3•7(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 525.99 gm

Iron 21.23 % Fe 30.36 % Fe₂O₃

Hydrogen 2.68 % H 23.98 % H₂O

Sulfur 18.29 % S 45.66 % SO₃

Oxygen 57.79 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃•7(H₂O)

Environment:

Secondary mineral formed from the oxidation of iron sulfides.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888

Locality:

Szomolnok Copper Mine, Slovakia (Formerly Hungary). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Kornel Hlavacsek (1835-1914), hungarian mining engineer at the Szomolnok copper mine.

Name Pronunciation:

Kornelite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 10374

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Kornelite Image

Images:

Kornelite

Comments: Sulfate matrix with several 1 cm sprays of kornelite. This specimen has to be protected from air as it is readily soluble in water.
Location: Rio Tinto Mine, Huelva, Spain. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
© John Veevaert

Kornelite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7107:1:0.2696

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.3, b = 20.12, c = 5.425, Z = 4; beta = 96.8° V = 1,549.88 Den(Calc)= 2.25

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10(1), 4.67(0.8), 6.64(0.8),

Physical Properties of Kornelite

Cleavage:

{010} Imperfect

Color:

Pale rose pink, Violet.

Density:

2.306

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Habit:

Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite).

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

pale red

Optical Properties of Kornelite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2664,KPDmeas= 0.2599,KC= 0.258
Ncalc = 1.58 - 1.59

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.572, b=1.586, g=1.64, bire=0.0680, 2V(Calc)=56, 2V(Meas)=49-62. Dispersion very weak, r > v.

Calculated Properties of Kornelite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kornelite =2.31 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0061549044
Boson Index = 0.9938450956

Photoelectric:

PE_Kornelite= 7.30 barns/electron
U=PE_Kornelite x rElectron Density= 17.02 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Kornelite Classification

Dana Class:

29.08.02.01 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.08)where (A)2 (XO4)3 ï¿½ x(H2O)

(29.08.02)Dana Group

29.08.02.01 Kornelite Fe2(SO4)3•7(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.CB.60 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O

07.CB -With only medium-sized cations

07.CB.60 Kornelite Fe2(SO4)3•7(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Kornelite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kornelite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Kornelite

Fe+++2(SO4)3•7(H2O)
Dana No: 29.08.02.01 Strunz No: 07.CB.60
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