'._('einklappen').'
 

Sinoite

Collectors Summary

Color farblos
Streak color weiß
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Cmc21

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Si2N2O

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Silicium, Sauerstoff, Stickstoff

Unit weight: 100.18393 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 5

Info

Empirical formula:

Si2N2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Nitrogen

N

27.96

2

40.00

14.0067200

28.0134400
Oxygen

O

15.97

1

20.00

15.9994300

15.9994300
Silicon

Si

56.07

2

40.00

28.0855300

56.1710600

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

1.DB.10

1: Elemente (Metalle, intermetallische Legierungen, Metalloide u. Nichtmetalle, Carbide, Silicide, Nitride u. Phosphide)
D: Nichtmetallische Kohlenstoffverbindungen (Carbide) und Stickstoffverbindungen (Nitride)
B: Nichtmetallnitride
10:Sinoit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

I/A.10-050

I: ELEMENTE
A: Metalle und intermetallische Verbindungen
10: Carbide, Nitride, Phosphide und Silicide (metallartige Verbindungen)

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

1.BC.500

1: ELEMENTS
B: Carbides, Silicides, Phosphides, Nitrides
C: Nitrides

Dana 8th edi­tion

01.03.09.01

01: Native Elements and Alloys
03: Native Elements with semi-metallic and non-metallic elements

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos

Streak color

weiß

max. Birefrin­gence

0.115
Birefringence chart\! Sinoite title=Birefringence chart Sinoite

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

1.740

RI value β

1.850

RI value γ / ε

1.855

Ri mean

1.815

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 25°

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mm2

Space Group number

36

Space Group

Cmc21

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

8.843

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

5.473

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

4.835

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

1.616

Cell param­e­ters c/b

0.883

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

234.003

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

4.66(80),
4.43(100),
4.13(30),
3.36(100),
2.61(50),
2.42(50),
2.39(40),
2.30(30)
XRD chart Sinoite

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

Crystal Structure 3D

Open larger view

Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)

2.83 (gemessen)

2.844 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Pakistan/Sindh, Provinz/Khairpur, Distrikt/Jajh deh Kot Lalu-Meteorit

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Anderson & Keil & Mason, 1964

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 3 (1997), 515

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Sinoite

Si2N2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

1.DB.10

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Osbornite

TiN

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

I/A.10-010

Carlsbergite

CrN

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

I/A.10-020

Qingsongite

BN

kubisch : 43m : F43m

I/A.10-025

Roaldite

Fe4N

kubisch : m3m : Pm3m

I/A.10-030

Siderazot

Fe3N1.33

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

I/A.10-040

Nierite

Si3N4

trigonal : 3m : P31c

I/A.10-045

Sinoite

Si2N2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

I/A.10-050

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Sinoite

Si2N2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

1.BC.500

Nierite

Si3N4

trigonal : 3m : P31c

1.BC.530

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Arsenic

As

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.03.01.01

Antimony

Sb

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.03.01.02

Stibarsen

SbAs

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.03.01.03

Bismuth

Bi

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.03.01.04

Stistaite

SnSb

 01.03.01.05

Arsenolamprite

As

orthorhombisch : mmm : Bmab

 01.03.02.01

Pararsenolamprite

As

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pmn21, P21nm

 01.03.02.02

Paradocrasite

Sb2(Sb,As)2

monoklin : 2 : C2

 01.03.03.01

Selenium

Se

trigonal : 32 : P3121

 01.03.04.01

Tellurium

Te

trigonal : 32, 32 : P3221, P3121

 01.03.04.02

Rosickýite

S

monoklin : 2/m : P2/c

 01.03.05.02

Diamond

C

kubisch : m3m : Fd3m

 01.03.06.01

Lonsdaleite

C

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.03.06.03

Chaoite

C

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P6/mmm

 01.03.06.04

Silicon

Si

kubisch : m3m : Fd3m

 01.03.07.01

Sinoite

Si2N2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

 01.03.09.01

Other languages

German

Sinoit

English

Sinoite

French

Sinoite

Spanish

Sinoíta

Russian

Синоит

Simplified Chinese

氧氮硅石

Simplified Chinese

氮氧硅石

Automatic Links to external internet sources (Responsibility is with the operator)

German pages

 DeWikiPedia - search for: Sinoit
Google-Bilder-Suche - search for: Sinoit
Mineralogisch-Petrographisches-Institut Hamburg - search for: Sinoit

English pages

 Mindat - search for: Sinoite
Webmineral - search for:Sinoite
Handbook-of-Mineralogy - search for: Sinoite
RRUFF - Raman, XRD and other mineral data - search for: Sinoite
RRUFF - References and PDF downloads - search for: Sinoite
American-Mineralogist-Crystal-Structure-Database - search for: Sinoite
Athena - search for: Sinoite

Russian pages

 Webmineral.ru - search for: Синоит

Mineral Dealer

German pages

 hausen - Mineralgroßhandel - search for: Sinoit
Crystal-Treasure.com - search for: Sinoit
Bosse - search for: Sinoit

Locations with GPS information