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Tinnunculite Mineral Data
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General Tinnunculite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
C10H12N6O8 (?) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 344.24 gm |
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Hydrogen 3.51 % H |
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Carbon 34.89 % C |
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Nitrogen 24.41 % N |
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Oxygen 37.18 % O |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
C10H12N6O8 |
| Environment: |
Burning dumps of coal mines and quarries of the Chelyabinsk Basin. |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA - Published 1988 |
| Locality: |
Chelyabinsk basin, Urals, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Latin "Falco Tinnunculus" a falcon species. |
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Tinnunculite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.2006:1:2.7579 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 15.08, b = 12.56, c = 34.64, Z = 18; V = 6,560.98 Den(Calc)= 1.57 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.21(1), 1.608(0.3), 4.24(0.2), |
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Physical Properties of Tinnunculite
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| Color: |
White. |
| Density: |
1.73 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
| Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) |
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Optical Properties of Tinnunculite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), b=1.523 |
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Calculated Properties of Tinnunculite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.62 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tinnunculite =1.57 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.24
Boson Index = 0.76 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETinnunculite = 0.28 barns/electron
U=PETinnunculite x rElectron Density= 0.45 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tinnunculite is Not Radioactive |
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Tinnunculite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
50.00.00.00 (50)Organic Minerals |
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(50.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(50.00.00)Organic |
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50.00.00.00 Amber* [C,H,O] None |
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50.00.00.00 Tinnunculite* C10H12N6O8(?) Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
10.CA.30 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.C - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals |
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10.CA -Miscellaneous Organic Materials |
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10.CA.30 Guanine C5H3(NH2)N4O P 21/n 2/m |
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10.CA.30 Tinnunculite* C10H12N6O8(?) Unk Ortho |
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Other Tinnunculite Information
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p452,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p452,1993) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Tinnunculite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
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Tinnunculite
C10H12N6O8 (?)
Dana No: 50.00.00.00 Strunz No: 10.CA.30
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