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Mroseite Mineral Data |
General Mroseite Information |
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CaTe++++(CO3)O2 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 259.69 gm | ||
Calcium 15.43 % Ca 21.59 % CaO | |||
Tellurium 49.14 % Te 61.46 % TeO2 | |||
Carbon 4.63 % C 16.95 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 30.81 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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CaTe(CO3)O2 | ||
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Secondary mineral in telluride-bearing viens. | ||
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Approved IMA 1975 | ||
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Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Mary Emma Mrose (1910-), American mineralogist, U. S. Geological Survey. | ||
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ICSD 4319 | ||
PDF 29-309 | |||
Mroseite Image | |||
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Mroseite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.6209:1:0.9444 | ||
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a = 6.93, b = 11.16, c = 10.54, Z = 8; V = 815.15 Den(Calc)= 4.23 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P bca | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.14(1), 5.14(0.9), 4.2(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Mroseite |
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Colorless, White. | ||
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4.35 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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4 - Fluorite | ||
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Adamantine | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Mroseite |
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CI meas= 0.053 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1994,KPDmeas= 0.1939,KC= 0.2046 Ncalc = 1.87 - 1.89 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.79, b=1.85, g=1.89, bire=0.1000, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=80. | ||
Calculated Properties of Mroseite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.84 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Mroseite =4.23 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.04 Boson Index = 0.96 |
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PEMroseite = 168.04 barns/electron U=PEMroseite x rElectron Density= 645.97 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Mroseite is Not Radioactive |
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Mroseite Classification |
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34.08.04.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites | ||
(34.08)Dana Type | |||
(34.08.04)Dana Group | |||
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04.JL.15 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate | ||
04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, | |||
04.JL -Tellurites with additional anions, without H2O | |||
Other Mroseite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Mroseite : 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 Mroseite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mroseite : Ask about Mroseite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mroseite Specimen Label here :
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