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Simonite Mineral Data
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General Simonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
TlHgAs3S6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 822.13 gm |
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Thallium 24.86 % Tl |
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Mercury 24.40 % Hg |
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Arsenic 27.34 % As |
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Sulfur 23.40 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
TlHgAs3S6 |
| Environment: |
Inclusions in rebulite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Allchar, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1982 for Simon Engel, son of Peter Engel (b.1942), Swiss crystalographer. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Simonite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 38363 |
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PDF 44-1460 |
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Simonite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5215:1:1.4011 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.948, b = 11.404, c = 15.979, Z = 4; beta = 90.15° V = 1,083.87 Den(Calc)= 5.04 |
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n |
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Physical Properties of Simonite
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| Color: |
Red. |
| Habit: |
Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks. |
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Calculated Properties of Simonite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.36 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Simonite =5.04 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESimonite = 842.77 barns/electron
U=PESimonite x rElectron Density=3,678.57 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Simonite is Not Radioactive |
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Simonite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
03.07.10.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.07)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.07.10)Simonite Group |
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03.07.10.01 Simonite TlHgAs3S6 P 21/n 2/m |
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03.07.10.02 Edenharterite TlPbAs3S6 F dd2 mm2 |
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03.07.10.03 Jentschite! TlPbAs2SbS6 P 21/n 2/m |
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03.07.10.04 Sicherite! TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.GC.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.G - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites |
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02.GC -Poly-sulfarsenites |
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02.GC.20 Simonite TlHgAs3S6 P 21/n 2/m |
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Other Simonite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Simonite :
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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Simonite
TlHgAs3S6
Dana No: 03.07.10.01 Strunz No: 02.GC.20
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