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Khamrabaevite Mineral Data
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General Khamrabaevite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
(Ti,V,Fe)C |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 61.61 gm |
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Titanium 46.63 % Ti |
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Vanadium 24.81 % V |
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Iron 9.07 % Fe |
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Carbon 19.50 % C |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Ti0.6V0+0.3Fe0+0.1C |
Environment: |
In amygdaloidal baasaltic porphyries. On the outer portions of cubic suessite crystals. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
Locality: |
Arashan Mts, Chatkal Ranges, Tadzhikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Ibragim Khamrabaevich Khamrabaeva (1920-), Director, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Khamrabaevite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 1546 |
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PDF 32-1383 |
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Khamrabaevite Image |
Images:
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Tistarite Khamrabaevite
Comments: BSE image showing one tistarite (Ti2O3) grain along with khamrabaevite (TiC) and corundum. The cross marks where the electron back-scattered diffraction pattern (shown in Fig. 4) was collected. (AmMin, v94:841.
Location: From inside a chondrule from the Allende meteorite.
Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist |
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Khamrabaevite Crystallography
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Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.319, Z = 8; V = 80.57 Den(Calc)= 10.16 |
Crystal System: |
Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.299(1), 2.163(1), 1.529(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Khamrabaevite
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Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Dark gray. |
Density: |
10.01 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Irregular - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an irregular pattern. |
Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
Hardness: |
9-9.5 |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Khamrabaevite
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Optical Data: |
Isotropic. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Khamrabaevite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
440 nm |
46.20 |
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460 nm |
46.40 |
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500 nm |
47.20 |
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520 nm |
47.20 |
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540 nm |
47.20 |
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560 nm |
47.40 |
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580 nm |
47.50 |
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600 nm |
47.70 |
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620 nm |
47.90 |
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640 nm |
48.40 |
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660 nm |
49.70 |
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680 nm |
50.30 |
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700 nm |
50.60 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Khamrabaevite in Air
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190% |
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Calculated Properties of Khamrabaevite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.47 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Khamrabaevite =10.2 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.06 Boson Index = 0.94 |
Photoelectric: |
PEKhamrabaevite = 15.47 barns/electron U=PEKhamrabaevite x rElectron Density= 146.41 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Khamrabaevite is Not Radioactive |
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Khamrabaevite Classification
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Dana Class: |
01.01.19.02 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.19)Osbornite group carbides and nitrides |
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01.01.19.01 Osbornite TiN F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.01.19.02 Khamrabaevite (Ti,V,Fe)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.01.19.03 Niobocarbide! (Nb,Ta)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.01.19.04 Tantalcarbide! TaC F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
01.BA.20 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.B - Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides |
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01.BA -Carbides |
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01.BA.20 Khamrabaevite (Ti,V,Fe)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.BA.20 Niobocarbide! (Nb,Ta)C F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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01.BA.20 Tantalcarbide! TaC F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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Other Khamrabaevite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Khamrabaevite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
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Dana No: 01.01.19.02 Strunz No: 01.BA.20
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