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Physical Properties of Mooreite
Cleavage:
{010} Perfect
Color:
Colorless, White.
Density:
2.47
Diaphaneity:
Transparent to translucent
Habit:
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).
Habit:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Hardness:
3 - Calcite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Mooreite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2211,KPDmeas= 0.2193,KC= 0.2244 Ncalc = 1.55
Optical Data:
Biaxial (-), a=1.533, b=1.545, g=1.547, bire=0.0140, 2V(Calc)=44, 2V(Meas)=50. Dispersion r > v perceptible.
Calculated Properties of Mooreite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.46 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Mooreite =2.45 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98
Photoelectric:
PEMooreite = 12.39 barns/electron U=PEMooreite x rElectron Density= 30.51 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Mooreite is Not Radioactive
Mooreite Classification
Dana Class:
31.01.03.01(31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
(31.01)where (A+ B++)m (XO4)p Zq�x(H2O), where m:p>6:1