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Tunisite Mineral Data |
General Tunisite Information |
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NaCa2Al4(CO3)4(OH)8Cl | ||
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Molecular Weight = 622.62 gm | ||
Sodium 3.69 % Na 4.98 % Na2O | |||
Calcium 12.87 % Ca 18.01 % CaO | |||
Aluminum 17.33 % Al 32.75 % Al2O3 | |||
Hydrogen 1.30 % H 11.57 % H2O | |||
Carbon 7.72 % C 28.27 % CO2 | |||
Chlorine 5.69 % Cl 5.69 % Cl | |||
- % Cl -1.28 % -O=Cl2 | |||
Oxygen 51.39 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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NaCa2Al4(CO3)4(OH)8Cl | ||
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Hydrothermal mineral, filling cavities in calcite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1969 | ||
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Sakiet Sidi Yousseff Pb-Zn mine, between Le Kef and Souk Ahras, Tunisia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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ICSD 100720 | ||
PDF 27-1001 | |||
Tunisite Image | |||
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Tunisite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.58663 | ||
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a = 11.22, c = 6.582, Z = 2; V = 828.60 Den(Calc)= 2.50 | ||
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Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 5.615(1), 2.592(0.9), 3.551(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Tunisite |
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{???} Perfect | ||
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Colorless, White. | ||
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2.51 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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3.5-4.5 - Between Copper Penny and Fluorite-Apatite | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Tunisite |
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CI meas= -0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2344,KPDmeas= 0.2335,KC= 0.2321 Ncalc = 1.58 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.573, e=1.599, bire=0.0260. | ||
Calculated Properties of Tunisite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.52 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Tunisite =2.51 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.001271238 Boson Index = 0.998728762 |
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PETunisite = 2.63 barns/electron U=PETunisite x rElectron Density= 6.62 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tunisite is Not Radioactive |
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Tunisite Classification |
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16a.05.02.01 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(16a.05)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
(16a.05.02)Dana Group | |||
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05.BB.15 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
05.B - Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O | |||
05.BB -With alkalies, etc. | |||
Other Tunisite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) 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 Tunisite : 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 Tunisite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tunisite : Ask about Tunisite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tunisite Specimen Label here :
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