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Szymanskiite Mineral Data
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General Szymanskiite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 4,436.34 gm |
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Magnesium 0.82 % Mg 1.36 % MgO |
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Nickel 5.95 % Ni 7.58 % NiO |
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Mercury 72.34 % Hg 75.23 % Hg2O |
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Hydrogen 0.68 % H 6.09 % H2O |
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Carbon 3.25 % C 11.90 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 16.95 % O |
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100.00 % 102.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Hg166(Ni0.75)6(Mg0.25)(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found in vugs, cavities, and disseminated in massive quartz. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 |
| Locality: |
Clear Creek Hg mine, New Idrea district, San Benito, County, Callifornia, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jan T. Szymanski (b1938), CANMET crystallographer, Ottawa, Canada who solved the crystal structure. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Szymanskiite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 69128 |
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IMA1989-045 |
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PDF 44-1395 |
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Szymanskiite Image |
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Images:
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Szymanskiite
Comments: SEM image of a group of szymafskiite crystals. (CanMin, v28:703).
Location: Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Szymanskiite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.34516 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 17.415, c = 6.011, Z = 1; V = 1,578.79 Den(Calc)= 4.67 |
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 63 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.6(1), 14.9(1), 3.299(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Szymanskiite
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| Cleavage: |
{1010} Indistinct |
| Color: |
Blue green, Blue gray, Black. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Streak: |
bluish white |
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Optical Properties of Szymanskiite
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| Dichroism (e): |
bluish green. |
| Dichroism (w): |
yellowish green. |
| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1693,KC= 0.1702
Ncalc = 1.79 |
| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.786, w=1.795, bire=0.0090. |
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Calculated Properties of Szymanskiite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.00 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Szymanskiite =4.67 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.22
Boson Index = 0.78 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESzymanskiite =1,196.96 barns/electron
U=PESzymanskiite x rElectron Density=4,793.04 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Szymanskiite is Not Radioactive |
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Szymanskiite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
16b.07.15.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(16b.07)Dana Type |
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(16b.07.15)Dana Group |
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16b.07.15.01 Szymanskiite Hg16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) P 63 6 |
| Strunz Class: |
05.DB.30 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) |
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05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O |
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05.DB -With large and medium-sized cations |
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05.DB.30 Szymanskiite Hg16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) P 63 6 |
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Other Szymanskiite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1731,1991) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1731,1991) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Szymanskiite :
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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Szymanskiite
Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O)
Dana No: 16b.07.15.01 Strunz No: 05.DB.30
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