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Physical Properties of Saleeite
Cleavage:
{001} Perfect, {010} Indistinct, {110} Indistinct
Color:
Yellow, Yellow green, Olive green.
Density:
3.27
Diaphaneity:
Transparent to Translucent
Habit:
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Habit:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Hardness:
2.5 - Finger Nail
Luminescence:
Fluorescent, Short UV=brilliant yellow green, Long UV=brilliant yellow green.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
yellow white
Optical Properties of Saleeite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= -0.087 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.117 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1785,KPDmeas= 0.1736,KC= 0.1598 Ncalc = 1.51 - 1.52
Optical Data:
Biaxial (-), a=1.559, b=1.57, g=1.574, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=60, 2V(Meas)=61. Dispersion r > v strong.
Pleochroism (x):
colorless.
Pleochroism (y):
colorless.
Pleochroism (z):
pale greenish yellow.
Calculated Properties of Saleeite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.95 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Saleeite =3.27 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.006453053 Boson Index = 0.993546947
Photoelectric:
PESaleeite =1,280.17 barns/electron U=PESaleeite x relectron=3,780.92 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 3,922,096.05 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Saleeite per GRapi unit = 254.97 (PPB)
Saleeite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.
Estimated Radioactivity from Saleeite - very strong
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *
Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)
Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)
Estimated Activity GR(api)
Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.36 cm
91,191,402
2.46E-03
3,922,096.05
1,289.46
100 gm / 3.88 cm
9,119,140
2.46E-04
392,209.60
128.95
10 gm / 1.80 cm
911,914
2.46E-05
39,220.96
12.89
1 gm / 8.36 mm
91,191
2.46E-06
3,922.10
1.29
0.1 gm / 3.88 mm
9,119
2.46E-07
392.21
0.13
0.01 gm / 1.80 mm
912
2.46E-08
39.22
0.01
0.001 gm / 0.84 mm
91
2.46E-09
3.92
0.00
Weight of pure Saleeite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.27 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (
360 mRem)
** Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Chemical Formula: 
- very strong