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General Bonattite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuSO4•3(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 213.66 gm | ||
| Copper 29.74 % Cu 37.23 % CuO | |||
| Hydrogen 2.83 % H 25.30 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 15.01 % S 37.47 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 52.42 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu(SO4)•3(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral in a pyrite deposit. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 | ||
| Locality: |
[Cantiere Macei,] Capo Calamita, Elba, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Stefano Bonatti (1902-1968), Italian petrologist, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bonattite + Pronunciation  |
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| Synonym: |
ICSD 34679 | ||
| PDF 22-249 | |||
Bonattite Image | |||
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Bonattite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.429:1:0.5633 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.59, b = 13.03, c = 7.34, Z = 4; beta = 97.1° V = 530.53 Den(Calc)= 2.67 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.42(1), 5.11(0.7), 3.65(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Bonattite |
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| Color: |
Blue. | ||
| Density: |
2.68 | ||
| Streak: |
blue white | ||
Optical Properties of Bonattite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2184,KPDmeas= 0.2175,KC= 0.2156 Ncalc = 1.58 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.554, b=1.577, g=1.618, bire=0.0640 | ||
Calculated Properties of Bonattite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.68 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Bonattite =2.68 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0013814773 Boson Index = 0.9986185227 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEBonattite = 13.50 barns/electron U=PEBonattite x rElectron Density= 36.25 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bonattite is Not Radioactive |
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Bonattite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
29.06.05.01 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | ||
| (29.06)where A XO4 · x(H2O) | |||
| (29.06.05)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
07.CB.10 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | ||
| 07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
| 07.CB -With only medium-sized cations | |||
Other Bonattite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Bonattite : 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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Bonattite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bonattite : A Bijoux Google Search for BonattiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Bonattite Cape Minerals Google Search for Bonattite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Bonattite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Bonattite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Bonattite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Bonattite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Bonattite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Bonattite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Bonattite Ask about Bonattite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bonattite Specimen Label here :
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