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Nissonite Mineral Data |
General Nissonite Information |
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Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2•5(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 489.74 gm | ||
Magnesium 9.93 % Mg 16.46 % MgO | |||
Copper 25.95 % Cu 32.49 % CuO | |||
Phosphorus 12.65 % P 28.98 % P2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 2.47 % H 22.07 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 49.00 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2•5(H2O) | ||
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Rare mineral in a copper prospect. | ||
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Approved IMA 1966 | ||
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Llanada copper mine, 4 miles NNE of Llanada, San Benito Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for William H. Nisson (1912-1965), amateur mineralogist, mineral collector and dealer, of Petaluma, California, USA. | ||
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ICSD 69386 | ||
PDF 40-478 | |||
Nissonite Image | |||
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Nissonite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =4.4911:1:2.0949 | ||
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a = 22.523, b = 5.015, c = 10.506, Z = 4; beta = 99.62° V = 1,170.00 Den(Calc)= 2.78 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 11.14(1), 2.785(0.25), 4.374(0.21), | ||
Physical Properties of Nissonite |
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{100} Distinct | ||
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Bluish green. | ||
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2.73 | ||
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2.5 - Finger Nail | ||
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light green | ||
Optical Properties of Nissonite |
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CI meas= -0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2188,KPDmeas= 0.2228,KC= 0.2162 Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.6 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.584, b=1.62, g=1.621, bire=0.0370, 2V(Calc)=18, 2V(Meas)=19. | ||
Calculated Properties of Nissonite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.77 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Nissonite =2.78 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PENissonite = 11.86 barns/electron U=PENissonite x rElectron Density= 32.87 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nissonite is Not Radioactive |
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Nissonite Classification |
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42.07.05.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(42.07)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq � x(H2O) | |||
(42.07.05)Dana Group | |||
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08.DC.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.D - Phosphates, etc | |||
08.DC -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1 | |||
Other Nissonite Information |
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NAME( MinRec) 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 Nissonite : 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 Nissonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nissonite : Ask about Nissonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nissonite Specimen Label here :
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