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Yukonite Mineral Data |
General Yukonite Information |
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Ca7Fe+++11(AsO4)9O10•24.3(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 2,742.90 gm | ||
Calcium 10.23 % Ca 14.31 % CaO | |||
Iron 22.40 % Fe 32.02 % Fe2O3 | |||
Arsenic 24.58 % As 37.71 % As2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 1.79 % H 15.96 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 41.01 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ca7Fe3+11(AsO4)9O10•24.3(H2O) | ||
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Occurring as an alteration of As-rich minerals such as arsenopyrite, k�ttigite and parasymplesite in Ca-rich oxidizing environments. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1913 | ||
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Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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Yukonite Image | |||
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Yukonite Crystallography |
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Amorphous- No Crystals | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 14.1(1), 2.79(0.6), 3.25(0.57),5.58(0.33), | ||
Physical Properties of Yukonite |
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Brownish black, Dark red, Reddish brown. | ||
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2.8 | ||
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Amorphous - No crystalline form or imitative shape. | ||
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2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Resinous | ||
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light brown | ||
Optical Properties of Yukonite |
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NCalc= 1.69 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2463) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | ||
Calculated Properties of Yukonite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.72 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Yukonite =2.80 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0050856697 Boson Index = 0.9949143303 |
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PEYukonite = 24.41 barns/electron U=PEYukonite x rElectron Density= 66.48 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Yukonite is Not Radioactive |
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Yukonite Classification |
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42.08.06.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(42.08)where (AB)7 (XO4)4 Zq � x(H2O) | |||
(42.08.06)Dana Group | |||
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08.DM.25 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES | ||
08.D - Phosphates, etc | |||
08.DM -With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 2:1 | |||
Other Yukonite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) | ||
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Links to other databases for Yukonite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 6 - GeoScienceWorld 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info Search for Yukonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Yukonite : Ask about Yukonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Yukonite Specimen Label here :
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