![]() |
Kosnarite Mineral Data |
General Kosnarite Information |
|||
![]() |
KZr++++2(PO4)3 | ||
![]() |
Molecular Weight = 506.46 gm | ||
Potassium 7.72 % K 9.30 % K2O | |||
Zirconium 36.02 % Zr 48.66 % ZrO2 | |||
Phosphorus 18.35 % P 42.04 % P2O5 | |||
Oxygen 37.91 % O | |||
______ ______ | |||
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
![]() |
KZr2(PO4)3 | ||
![]() |
Approved IMA 1993 | ||
![]() |
Mt Mica pegmatite, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
![]() |
Named for Richard A. Kosnar (1946-), mineral dealer. | ||
![]() |
Kosnarite + Pronunciation ![]() |
||
![]() |
ICSD 4427 | ||
IMA1991-022 | |||
PDF 46-1397 | |||
Kosnarite Image | |||
![]() |
|
||
![]() |
|
||
![]() |
|
||
Kosnarite Crystallography |
|||
![]() |
a:c = 1:2.74858 | ||
![]() |
a = 8.687, c = 23.877, Z = 6; V = 1,560.45 Den(Calc)= 3.23 | ||
![]() |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c | ||
![]() |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.329(1), 2.928(0.9), 3.806(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Kosnarite |
|||
![]() |
{102} Perfect | ||
![]() |
Colorless, Gray blue, Light green. | ||
![]() |
3.194 | ||
![]() |
Transparent | ||
![]() |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
![]() |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
![]() |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Kosnarite |
|||
![]() |
CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2071,KPDmeas= 0.2095,KC= 0.1978 Ncalc = 1.63 - 1.64 |
||
![]() |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.656, e=1.682, bire=0.0260. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kosnarite |
|||
![]() |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.06 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Kosnarite =3.23 gm/cc. |
||
![]() |
Fermion Index = 0.04 Boson Index = 0.96 |
||
![]() |
PEKosnarite = 50.56 barns/electron U=PEKosnarite x relectron= 154.76 barns/cc. |
||
![]() |
GRapi = 105.56 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Kosnarite |
||
Kosnarite Classification |
|||
![]() |
38.04.12.01 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | ||
(38.04)A+ XO4 | |||
(38.04.12)Dana Group | |||
![]() |
08.AC.60 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.A - Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O | |||
08.AC -With medium-sized and large cations | |||
Other Kosnarite Information |
|||
![]() |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p653-656,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p653-656,1993) | ||
![]() |
Links to other databases for Kosnarite : 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 Search for Kosnarite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kosnarite : Ask about Kosnarite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kosnarite Specimen Label here :
|
||
Dakota Matrix
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Hudson Insitute
John Betts Fine Minerals
Mc Dougall Minerals
Mineral News
Rock and Mineral Shows
Weinrich Minerals, Inc.