General Bezsmertnovite Information Chemical Formula: |
Au4Cu(Te,Pb) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,002.89 gm |
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Copper 6.34 % Cu |
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Tellurium 8.91 % Te |
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Lead 6.20 % Pb |
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Gold 78.56 % Au |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Au4CuTe0.7Pb0.3 |
Environment: |
Found in the cementation zone of a volcanogenic gold telluride deposit. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
Locality: |
Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Marianna S. Bezsmertnaya (1915-1991) and Valdimir V. Bezsmertny (1912-), Russian geologists. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Bezsmertnovite + Pronunciation |
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| | Bezsmertnovite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =6.0161:1:4.036 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 24.215, b = 4.025, c = 16.245, Z = 16; V = 1,583.33 Den(Calc)= 16.83 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pmmn |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.744(0.9), 2.61(0.8), 3.3(0.7), |
| Physical Properties of Bezsmertnovite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Bronze, Golden yellow. |
Density: |
16.3 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Bezsmertnovite RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak, in neutral gray shades. |
RL Color: |
Bright orange yellow. |
Reflectivity |
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| Calculated Properties of Bezsmertnovite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=13.6 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Bezsmertnovite =16.8 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 Photoelectric: |
PEBezsmertnovite =1,474.49 barns/electron |
U=PEBezsmertnovite x rElectron Density=20092.18 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Bezsmertnovite is Not Radioactive | Bezsmertnovite Classification Dana Class: |
02.01.05.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.01)where Am Xp, with m:p>3:1 |
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(02.01.05)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
02.BA.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BA -With Cu, Ag, Au |
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| Other Bezsmertnovite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Bezsmertnovite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Bezsmertnovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bezsmertnovite : A Bijoux Google Search for BezsmertnoviteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Cape Minerals Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Bezsmertnovite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Bezsmertnovite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Bezsmertnovite Ask about Bezsmertnovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bezsmertnovite Specimen Label here :
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