Monteponite Mineral Data

General Monteponite Information

Chemical Formula:

CdO

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 128.41 gm

Cadmium 87.54 % Cd 100.00 % CdO

Oxygen 12.46 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CdO

Environment:

Coating on calamine crystals.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946

Locality:

Monte Poni, near Iglesias, Cagliari, Sadinia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Monteponite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Cadmium oxide

ICSD 29289

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Monteponite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.689, Z = 4; V = 103.10 Den(Calc)= 8.27

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.712(1), 2.349(0.88), 1.661(0.43),

Physical Properties of Monteponite

Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct

Color:

Black.

Density:

8.1 - 8.2, Average = 8.14

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Monteponite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.08 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.13) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.06 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.13) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Monteponite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.21 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Monteponite =8.27 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.21
Boson Index = 0.79

Photoelectric:

PE_Monteponite= 241.87 barns/electron
U=PE_Monteponite x rElectron Density=1,744.61 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Monteponite Classification

Dana Class:

04.02.01.04 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.02)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O)

(04.02.01)Periclase group (Isometric, Fm3m)

04.02.01.01 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.02 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.03 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.04 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.05 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.06 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.02.01.07 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.AB.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.A - Metal:Oxygen = 2.1 and 1:1

04.AB -M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only

04.AB.25 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.AB.25 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Monteponite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Monteponite :
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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Monteponite

CdO
Dana No: 04.02.01.04 Strunz No: 04.AB.25
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