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Szymanskiite Mineral Data |
General Szymanskiite Information |
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Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 4,436.34 gm | ||
Magnesium 0.82 % Mg 1.36 % MgO | |||
Nickel 5.95 % Ni 7.58 % NiO | |||
Mercury 72.34 % Hg 75.23 % Hg2O | |||
Hydrogen 0.68 % H 6.09 % H2O | |||
Carbon 3.25 % C 11.90 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 16.95 % O | |||
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100.00 % 102.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Hg166(Ni0.75)6(Mg0.25)(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) | ||
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Found in vugs, cavities, and disseminated in massive quartz. | ||
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Approved IMA 1990 | ||
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Clear Creek Hg mine, New Idrea district, San Benito, County, Callifornia, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Jan T. Szymanski (b1938), CANMET crystallographer, Ottawa, Canada who solved the crystal structure. | ||
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Szymanskiite + Pronunciation ![]() |
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ICSD 69128 | ||
IMA1989-045 | |||
PDF 44-1395 | |||
Szymanskiite Image | |||
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Szymanskiite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.34516 | ||
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a = 17.415, c = 6.011, Z = 1; V = 1,578.79 Den(Calc)= 4.67 | ||
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Hexagonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 63 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 5.6(1), 14.9(1), 3.299(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Szymanskiite |
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{1010} Indistinct | ||
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Blue green, Blue gray, Black. | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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bluish white | ||
Optical Properties of Szymanskiite |
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bluish green. | ||
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yellowish green. | ||
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CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1693,KC= 0.1702 Ncalc = 1.79 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.786, w=1.795, bire=0.0090. | ||
Calculated Properties of Szymanskiite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.00 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Szymanskiite =4.67 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.22 Boson Index = 0.78 |
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PESzymanskiite =1,196.96 barns/electron U=PESzymanskiite x rElectron Density=4,793.04 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Szymanskiite is Not Radioactive |
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Szymanskiite Classification |
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16b.07.15.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(16b.07)Dana Type | |||
(16b.07.15)Dana Group | |||
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05.DB.30 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
05.DB -With large and medium-sized cations | |||
Other Szymanskiite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1731,1991) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1731,1991) | ||
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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 Search for Szymanskiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Szymanskiite : Ask about Szymanskiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Szymanskiite Specimen Label here :
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