General Mosesite Information Chemical Formula:Hg2N(Cl,SO4,MoO4,CO3)•(H2O) | Composition:Molecular Weight = 501.74 gm | | | | | | | | | | | | Empirical Formula:Hg2NCl0.5(SO4)0.3(MoO4)0.1(CO3)0.1•(H2O) | Environment:Hg2N+ goups associated with exchangable anions and water molecules in structure. | IMA Status:Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1910 | Locality:Terlingua, Brewster County,Texas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | Name Origin:Named for Alfred J. Moses (1859-1920), professor of mineralogy, Columbia University who studies the Hg-bearing minerals at Terlingua, Texas, USA. | Name Pronunciation: Mosesite | Synonym:ICSD 45151 | | Millon's base | | PDF 39-388 | | Mosesite Image
Mosesite Crystallography Cell Dimensions:a = 9.524, Z = 8; V = 863.89 Den(Calc)= 7.71 | Crystal System:Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: F43m | X Ray Diffraction:By Intensity(I/Io):2.74(1), 2.86(0.8), 1.68(0.7), | | Physical Properties of Mosesite Cleavage:{111} Indistinct | Color:Yellow, Light green, Olive green. | Density:7.72 | Diaphaneity:Translucent to subtranslucent | Fracture:Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | Habit:Cubic Crystals - Occurs as cubic shaped crystals. | Hardness:3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. | Luster:Adamantine | Magnetism:Nonmagnetic | Streak:light yellow | | Optical Properties of Mosesite Optical Data:Isotropic, n=2.06. | | Calculated Properties of Mosesite Electron Density:Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.46 gm/cc | note: Specific Gravity of Mosesite =7.71 gm/cc. Fermion Index:Fermion Index = 0.27 | Boson Index = 0.73 Photoelectric:PEMosesite=1,353.97 barns/electron | U=PEMosesite x Electron Density=8,750.90 barns/cc. Radioactivity:GRapi = 0(Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) | Mosesite isNot Radioactive | Mosesite Classification Dana Class:29.03.08.01(29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | | (29.03)where (A+)2 B (XO4)2 · x(H2O) | | (29.03.08)Dana Group | | Strunz Class: 03.DD.3003 - HALIDES | | 03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides | | 03.DD -With Hg | | | | Other Mosesite Information References:NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana) | See Also:Links to other databases for Mosesite : | 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 Mosesite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mosesite : Ask about Mosesite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mosesite Specimen Label here :
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