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Ruizite

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Kinoit auf Ruizit
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Kinoit auf Ruizit
Größe: 1,48 mm; Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)
Mineral: Kinoite, Ruizite
Image: 1287138222
Rating: 9.5 (votes: 2)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Kinoit auf Ruizit

Größe: 1,48 mm; Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-10-15
Locality: Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine) / Christmas / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA
Ruizit, BB 1,5 mm
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Ruizit, BB 1,5 mm
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: B003918, Donator: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)
Mineral: Ruizite
Image: 1238356841
Rating: 7.5 (votes: 2)
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Ruizit, BB 1,5 mm (SNr: B003918)

Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2009-03-29
Locality: Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine) / Christmas / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA
Ruizit
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Ruizit
Bildbreite: 1,2 mm, Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Hg
Location: USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)
Mineral: Ruizite
Image: 1409643738
Rating: 8 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Ruizit

Bildbreite: 1,2 mm, Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
Contribution: Hg 2014-09-02
Locality: Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine) / Christmas / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA
Ruizit, Apophyllit-(KOH)
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Ruizit, Apophyllit-(KOH)
Größe: 90x80x60 mm; Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganfelder, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine)
Mineral: Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Ruizite
Image: 1311875535
Rating: 6.5 (votes: 2)
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Ruizit, Apophyllit-(KOH)

Größe: 90x80x60 mm; Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganfelder, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: slugslayer 2011-07-28
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika
Ruizit
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Ruizit
Nadelige rote Kristalle, BB = 3,8 mm, Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA.
Copyright: Bebo; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A000063, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)
Mineral: Ruizite
Image: 1353791331
Rating: 7 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Ruizit (SNr: A000063)

Nadelige rote Kristalle, BB = 3,8 mm, Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner District, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-11-24
Locality: Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine) / Christmas / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA
Ruizit xx
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Ruizit xx
Bildbreite: 4 mm; Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner district, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Copyright: Leonardus; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)
Mineral: Ruizite
Image: 1215521692
Rating: 5.6 (votes: 5)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Ruizit xx

Bildbreite: 4 mm; Fundort: Christmas Mine, Banner district, Dripping Springs Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Copyright: Leonardus
Contribution: slugslayer 2008-07-08
Locality: Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine) / Christmas / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA

You find additional Ruizite specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color braun, orange
Streak color apricot gelb
Hardness (Mohs) 5
Solubility +++ warme (HCl, HNO3, KOH), - kalte (HCl, HNO3, KOH)
Crystal System monoklin, C2/m

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ca2Mn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O

Chemical composition

Calcium, Mangan, Silicium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 582.4289058 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 33

Info

Empirical formula:

Ca2Mn2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.38

8

24.24

1.0079470

8.0635760
Oxygen

O

46.70

17

51.52

15.9994300

271.9903100
Silicon

Si

19.29

4

12.12

28.0855300

112.3421200
Calcium

Ca

13.76

2

6.06

40.0784000

80.1568000
Manganese

Mn

18.87

2

6.06

54.9380499

109.8760998

Analysis wt%

CaO : 20.57, Mn2O3 : 23.42, SiO2 : 39.14, H2O : 16.00 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 77)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.BJ.35

9: Silikate (Germanate)
B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate)
J: Gruppen(Soro)-Silikate mit Si3O10, Si4O11, etc. Anionen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und/oder größerer Koordination
35:Ruizit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/C.35-010

VIII: SILIKATE
C: Gruppensilikate
35: Sonstige Gruppensilikate

Classification by Hölzel

9.BQ.300

9: SILICATES
B: Sorosilicates
Q: Si3O10 + SiO4-Group

Dana 8th edition

57.02.02.01

57: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups
02: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si4O13] groups

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Ruizite group

Optical Properties

Color

braun, orange

Streak color

apricot gelb

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.071
Birefringence chart\! Ruizite title=Birefringence chart Ruizite

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

1.663

RI value β

1.715

RI value γ / ε

1.734

Ri mean

1.704

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 60°

Orientation

Y = b, Z ^ c = 44°

Dispersion

stark, r > v, schräg

Absorption

Y > Z > X

Pleochroism

gelb zu orange

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

12

Space Group

C2/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

11.984

Cell parameters b (Å)

6.175

Cell parameters c (Å)

9.052

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.941

Cell parameters c/b

1.466

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

91.33

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

669.678

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

11.951(100),
5.092(50),
4.190(70),
3.644(40),
3.116(60),
2.951(40),
2.591(40),
2.519(40)
XRD chart Ruizite

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)

5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

390 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.9 (gemessen) 2.997 (berechnet)

2.888 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ warme (HCl, HNO3, KOH), - kalte (HCl, HNO3, KOH)

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Arizona/Gila Co./Dripping Spring Mts/Banner District/Christmas/Christmas Mine (Inspiration Mine)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Williams & Duggan, 1977

References

Mineralogical Magazine 41 (1977), 429

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Ruizit

Spanish

Ruizita

French

Ruizite

English

Ruizite

Russian

Руицит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1977-007

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Rz

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