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Sinoite Mineral Data
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General Sinoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Si2N2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 100.18 gm |
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Silicon 56.07 % Si |
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Nitrogen 27.96 % N |
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Oxygen 15.97 % O |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Si2N2O |
| Environment: |
Metamorphism of existing EL6 chondrites or possibly by impact melting of EL4 chondrites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1964 |
| Locality: |
Jajh deh Kot Lalu meteorite, Sind Province, Pakistan Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1964 for the composition (SiNO). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sinoite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 66539 |
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PDF 18-1171 |
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Sinoite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.6189:1:0.5467 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.473, b = 8.843, c = 4.835, Z = 4; V = 234.00 Den(Calc)= 2.84 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: C mc21 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.36(1), 4.43(1), 4.66(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Sinoite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Colorless, Light gray. |
| Density: |
2.8 - 2.85, Average = 2.82 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Sinoite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.74, b=1.855, g=1.855, bire=0.1150 |
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Calculated Properties of Sinoite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.83 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sinoite =2.84 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.3
Boson Index = 0.7 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESinoite = 2.02 barns/electron
U=PESinoite x rElectron Density= 5.73 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Sinoite is Not Radioactive |
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Sinoite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.03.09.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.03)with semi-metallic and non-metallic elements |
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(01.03.09)Dana Group |
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01.03.09.01 Sinoite Si2N2O C mc21 mm2 |
| Strunz Class: |
01.DB.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.D - Nonmetallic Carbides and Nitrides |
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01.DB -Nonmetallic nitrides |
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01.DB.10 Sinoite Si2N2O C mc21 mm2 |
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Other Sinoite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sinoite :
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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Dana No: 01.03.09.01 Strunz No: 01.DB.10
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