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Stercorite Mineral Data |
General Stercorite Information |
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H(NH4)Na(PO4)•4(H2O) | |
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Molecular Weight = 209.07 gm | |
Sodium 11.00 % Na 14.82 % Na2O | ||
Phosphorus 14.82 % P 33.95 % P2O5 | ||
Hydrogen 1.93 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O | ||
Hydrogen 4.34 % H 38.78 % H2O | ||
Nitrogen 6.70 % N 12.45 % (NH4)2O | ||
Oxygen 61.22 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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H(NH4)Na(PO4)•4(H2O) | |
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Bird and bat guano deposits. | |
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1850 | |
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Ichaboe Island, northwest of L�uderitz, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named from the Latin for dung. | |
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Stercorite + Pronunciation ![]() |
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ICSD 2036 | |
PDF 24-1048 | ||
Stercorite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.6519:1:0.6064 | |
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a = 6.921, b = 10.616, c = 6.438, Z = 2; alpha = 98.29°, beta = 90.42°, gamma = 71.16° V = 442.99 Den(Calc)= 1.57 | |
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Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 6.53(1), 9.93(0.95), 4.24(0.55), | |
Physical Properties of Stercorite |
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None | |
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Colorless, White, Yellowish, Brownish. | |
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1.554 | |
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Transparent | |
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2 - Gypsum | |
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Vitreous (Glassy) | |
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white | |
Optical Properties of Stercorite |
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CI meas= -0.304 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.29 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2866,KPDmeas= 0.2896,KC= 0.2221 Ncalc = 1.35 |
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Biaxial (+), a=1.439, b=1.442, g=1.469, bire=0.0300, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=35.567. | |
Calculated Properties of Stercorite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.65 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Stercorite =1.57 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.06 Boson Index = 0.94 |
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PEStercorite = 1.00 barns/electron U=PEStercorite x rElectron Density= 1.65 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Stercorite is Not Radioactive |
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Stercorite Classification |
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39.03.01.01 (39)Hydrated Acid Phosphates, etc | |
(39.03)with miscellaneous formulae | ||
(39.03.01)Dana Group | ||
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08.CJ.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | |
08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O | ||
08.CJ -With only large cations | ||
Other Stercorite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |
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Links to other databases for Stercorite : 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 Search for Stercorite using: Visit our Advertisers for Stercorite : Ask about Stercorite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Stercorite Specimen Label here :
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