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Physical Properties of Safflorite
Cleavage:
{010} Imperfect
Color:
Gray, Dark gray, Tin white.
Density:
6.9 - 7.3, Average = 7.1
Diaphaneity:
Opaque
Fracture:
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Habit:
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Habit:
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)
Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Metallic
Magnetism:
Nonmagnetic
Streak:
grayish black
Optical Properties of Safflorite
RL Anisotrophism:
Strong.
RL Color:
White.
RL Pleochroism:
Weak.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Safflorite in Air
λ
R1
R2
∑ R1(λ)
∑ R2(λ)
400 nm
55.80
52.60
420 nm
55.80
53.00
440 nm
55.80
53.40
460 nm
55.60
53.80
480 nm
55.20
54.10
500 nm
54.70
54.30
520 nm
54.20
54.40
540 nm
53.50
54.50
560 nm
52.80
54.50
580 nm
52.20
54.50
600 nm
51.80
54.40
620 nm
51.30
54.30
640 nm
51.00
54.20
660 nm
50.70
54.10
680 nm
50.50
53.90
700 nm
50.30
53.80
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Safflorite in Air
Relative Intensity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
170%
R1
R2
Calculated Properties of Safflorite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.67 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Safflorite =7.48 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.0014229913 Boson Index = 0.9985770087
Photoelectric:
PESafflorite = 62.03 barns/electron U=PESafflorite x rElectron Density= 413.81 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Safflorite is Not Radioactive
Safflorite Classification
Dana Class:
02.12.02.11(02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
Chemical Formula: 
