Mushistonite Mineral Data

General Mushistonite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn++++(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 284.27 gm

Zinc 9.20 % Zn 11.45 % ZnO

Iron 1.96 % Fe 2.53 % FeO

Copper 11.18 % Cu 13.99 % CuO

Tin 41.76 % Sn 53.02 % SnO₂

Hydrogen 2.13 % H 19.01 % H₂O

Oxygen 33.77 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu_0.5Zn_0.4Fe²⁺_0.1Sn(OH)₆

Environment:

Oxidized zone of a tin deposit, replacing stannite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1984

Locality:

Mushiston tin deposit, Kaznok, Tadzhikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Mushistonite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 194

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Mushistonite Image

Images:

Kesterite Mushistonite

Comments: Sharp, kesterite crystal, greenish in color due to a mushistonite coating with clear, prismatic beryl crystals.
Location: Xue Bao Diang Mountains, north of Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm.
© Dan Weinrich

Images:

Mushistonite

Comments: Green crystalline mushistonite coatings on quartz.
Location: Etta Mine, Keystone, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Mushistonite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.735, Z = 4; V = 462.79 Den(Calc)= 4.08

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P n3m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.88(1), 2.74(0.5), 1.729(0.35),

Physical Properties of Mushistonite

Color:

Brownish green, Malachite green.

Density:

4.04

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Mushistonite

Optical Data:

Isotropic.

NCalc= 1.76 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1871) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.76 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1871) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Mushistonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.82 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mushistonite =4.08 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Mushistonite= 133.21 barns/electron
U=PE_Mushistonite x rElectron Density= 508.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Mushistonite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.06.06 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.06)Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn)

06.03.06.01 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.02 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

06.03.06.03 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.04 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.05 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

06.03.06.06 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.FC.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FC -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra

04.FC.10 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

04.FC.10 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

04.FC.10 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Mushistonite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mushistonite :
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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(Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn++++(OH)6
Dana No: 06.03.06.06 Strunz No: 04.FC.10
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