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Zlatogorite Mineral Data
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General Zlatogorite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuNiSb2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 365.74 gm |
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Copper 17.37 % Cu |
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Nickel 16.05 % Ni |
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Antimony 66.58 % Sb |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
CuNiSb2 |
| Environment: |
In altered schistose rock (listwenite). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1994 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Zlatoya Gora deposit, near Karabasch, Middle Urals, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after its locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Zlatogorite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1994-014 |
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Zlatogorite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.26844 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.0489, c = 5.1358, Z = 1; V = 72.91 Den(Calc)= 8.33 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.901(1), 2.074(0.65), 2.026(0.51), |
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Physical Properties of Zlatogorite
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| Cleavage: |
{001} Imperfect |
| Color: |
Silver white. |
| Density: |
8.21 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Fracture: |
Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures. |
| Habit: |
Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite). |
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
| Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Streak: |
light silver gray |
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Optical Properties of Zlatogorite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Distinct. |
| RL Bireflectance: |
Weak. |
| RL Color: |
Light yellow to pinkish yellow. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Zlatogorite in Air
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| 470 nm |
59.30 |
52.40 |
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| 546 nm |
63.00 |
56.80 |
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| 589 nm |
65.50 |
60.90 |
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| 650 nm |
68.60 |
64.90 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Zlatogorite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Zlatogorite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.24 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zlatogorite =8.33 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0018133216
Boson Index = 0.9981866784 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEZlatogorite = 240.63 barns/electron
U=PEZlatogorite x rElectron Density=1,742.85 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Zlatogorite is Not Radioactive |
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Zlatogorite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
03.07.01.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.07)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.07.01)Matildite Group |
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03.07.01.01 Matildite AgBiS2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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03.07.01.02 Bohdanowiczite AgBiSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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03.07.01.03 Volynskite AgBiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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03.07.01.04 Zlatogorite! CuNiSb2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.CC.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc. |
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02.CC.05 Achavalite FeSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Zlatogorite! CuNiSb2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.CC.05 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Zlatogorite Information
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,p1015,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 27, p 395) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Zlatogorite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Zlatogorite
CuNiSb2
Dana No: 03.07.01.04 Strunz No: 02.CC.05
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