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Sabatierite Mineral Data
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General Sabatierite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu4TlSe3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 695.45 gm |
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Thallium 29.39 % Tl |
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Copper 36.55 % Cu |
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Selenium 34.06 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu4TlSe3 |
| Environment: |
In calcite veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
| Locality: |
Bukov deposit, Rozna district, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Germain Sabatier (1923-), French mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sabatierite + Pronunciation  |
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Sabatierite Image |
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Sabatierite
Comments: Polished section with silvery metallic sabatierite in berzelianite.
Location: Bukov, Moravia, Czech Republic.
Scale: Specimen Size 2x4 cm.
© Diederik Visser |
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Sabatierite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.46209 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.997, c = 9.841, Z = 1; V = 157.22 Den(Calc)= 7.34 |
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mmm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.089(1), 1.991(0.7), 2.706(0.7), |
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Physical Properties of Sabatierite
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| Color: |
Blue gray. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Sabatierite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, with undulatory extinction, colors in light gray-blue to dark yellow-brown. |
| RL Color: |
Bluish gray with slight cream tint. |
| RL Pleochroism: |
Distinct, in light brown to light blue. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sabatierite in Air
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R1 |
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∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
| 400 nm |
31.10 |
32.10 |
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| 420 nm |
31.00 |
33.20 |
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| 440 nm |
30.90 |
34.30 |
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| 460 nm |
30.60 |
33.80 |
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| 480 nm |
30.10 |
33.00 |
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| 500 nm |
29.50 |
32.20 |
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| 520 nm |
28.70 |
31.50 |
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| 540 nm |
27.90 |
30.60 |
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| 560 nm |
27.00 |
29.60 |
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| 580 nm |
26.10 |
28.40 |
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| 600 nm |
25.30 |
27.20 |
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| 620 nm |
24.50 |
26.00 |
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| 640 nm |
23.80 |
24.80 |
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| 660 nm |
23.00 |
23.80 |
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| 680 nm |
22.20 |
22.70 |
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| 700 nm |
21.30 |
21.60 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Sabatierite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Sabatierite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.31 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sabatierite =7.34 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESabatierite = 548.34 barns/electron
U=PESabatierite x rElectron Density=3,460.84 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Sabatierite is Not Radioactive |
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Sabatierite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.04.12.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.04)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:1 |
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(02.04.12)Dana Group |
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02.04.12.01 Crookesite Cu7(Tl,Ag)Se4 I 4 4 |
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02.04.12.02 Sabatierite Cu4TlSe3 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.BD.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BD -With Hg, Tl |
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02.BD.45 Sabatierite Cu4TlSe3 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Sabatierite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sabatierite :
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
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Sabatierite
Cu4TlSe3
Dana No: 02.04.12.02 Strunz No: 02.BD.45
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