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Mooreite

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Bildbreite: 7 cm, Fundort: Sterling Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
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Mooreit

Bildbreite: 7 cm, Fundort: Sterling Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA

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Locality: Sterling Mine / Sterling Hill / Ogdensburg / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
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Größe: 90x70 mm; Fundort: Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA

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Größe: 37x28 mm; Fundort: Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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Größe: 2 x 2 x 1,7 cm, Fundort: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Mooreit

Größe: 2 x 2 x 1,7 cm, Fundort: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Copyright: Maggie Wilson
Contribution: thdun5 2011-02-20
Locality: Sterling Hill / Ogdensburg / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA

Collectors Summary

Color farblos, weiß
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 3
Cleavages {010} vollkommen
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System monoklin, P21/a

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Mg,Zn,Mn)15(SO4)2(OH)26·8H2O

Chemical composition

Magnesium, Mangan, Zink, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 1373.93574885 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 101

Info

Empirical formula:

(Mg0.6Zn0.3Mn0.1)15(SO4)2(OH)26·8H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Hydrogen

H

3.08

42

41.58

1.0079470

42.3337740

Oxygen

O

48.91

42

41.58

15.9994300

671.9760600

Magnesium

Mg

15.92

9

8.91

24.3050600

218.7455400

Sulfur

S

4.67

2

1.98

32.0655000

64.1310000

Manganese

Mn

6.00

1.5

1.49

54.9380499

82.4070749

Zinc

Zn

21.42

4.5

4.46

65.4094000

294.3423000

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.DD.45

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
D: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, mit H2O
D: mit mittelgroßen Kationen; Lagen von kantenverknüpften Oktaedern
45:Mooreit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VI/D.04-010

VI: SULFATE, CHROMATE, MOLYBDATE UND WOLFRAMATE
D: Wasserhaltige Sulfate, mit fremden Anionen
4: Mittelgroße Kationen

Classification by Hölzel

7.DD.720

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
D: Sulfates (+Anions +Water)
D: Sulfate-Hydrotalcites

Dana 8th edition

31.01.03.01

31: Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
01: Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A+ B++)m (XO4)p Zq·x(H2O), where m:p>6:1

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos, weiß

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent bis durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.014

Birefringence chart\! Mooreite title=Birefringence chart Mooreite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.533

RI value β

1.545

RI value γ / ε

1.547

Ri mean

1.542

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 50°~

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

14

Space Group

P21/a

Cell parameters a (Å)

11.147

Cell parameters b (Å)

20.350

Cell parameters c (Å)

8.202

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.548

Cell parameters c/b

0.403

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

92.68

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

1858.519

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

10.1(80),
5.08(100),
3.452(50),
2.667(40),
2.379(80),
1.732(50),
1.619(60),
1.525(40)

XRD chart Mooreite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3

Density (g/cm³)

2.47

2.455 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

{010} vollkommen

Instability

+++ Säuren

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Bauer & Berman, 1929

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 5 (2003), 469

Other languages

German

Mooreit

English

Mooreite

French

Mooreite

Spanish

Mooreíta

Russian

Мурит

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mre

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) JYc3isvl6kWFAirSd1-VmA
GUID (Global unique identifier) 8A378725-E5CB-45EA-8502-2AD2775F9598
Database ID 2599