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Rutheniridosmine Mineral Data
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General Rutheniridosmine Information
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Chemical Formula: |
(Ir,Os,Ru) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 182.50 gm |
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Iridium 63.20 % Ir |
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Osmium 31.27 % Os |
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Ruthenium 5.54 % Ru |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Ir0.6Os0.3Ru0.1 |
Environment: |
Placer deposits derived from ultrabasic rocks. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 |
Locality: |
Spruce Creek and Tulameen River areas, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the composition (Ru, Os, Ir). |
Synonym: |
ICSD 40353 |
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PDF 41-601 |
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Rutheniridosmine Image |
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Rutheniridosmine Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.58671 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.71, c = 4.3, Z = 2; V = 27.35 Den(Calc)= 22.16 |
Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc |
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Physical Properties of Rutheniridosmine
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Cleavage: |
{???} Perfect |
Color: |
White. |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
6-7 - Orthoclase-Quartz |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
gray |
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Optical Properties of Rutheniridosmine
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RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak to moderate, sometimes with wavy extinction, colors tinged with orange. |
RL Color: |
White with a bluish gray tinge. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Weak to absent. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Rutheniridosmine in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
487 nm |
72.00 |
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556 nm |
72.00 |
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589 nm |
67.80 |
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650 nm |
68.00 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Rutheniridosmine in Air
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Calculated Properties of Rutheniridosmine
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=17.8 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Rutheniridosmine =22.2 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07 Boson Index = 0.93 |
Photoelectric: |
PERutheniridosmine =1,443.93 barns/electron U=PERutheniridosmine x rElectron Density=25738.42 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Rutheniridosmine is Not Radioactive |
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Rutheniridosmine Classification
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Dana Class: |
01.02.02.03 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
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(01.02.02)Osmium group (Space Group P63/mmc) |
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01.02.02.01 Osmium (Os,Ir) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.02.02 Ruthenium (Ru,Ir,Os) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.02.03 Rutheniridosmine (Ir,Os,Ru) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.02.04 Hexaferrum! (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.02.05 Hexamolybdenum! (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.02.06 IMA2008-055! (Ni,Fe,Ir) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
01.AF.05 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AF -Platinum-group elements |
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01.AF.05 Osmium (Os,Ir) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AF.05 Rutheniridosmine (Ir,Os,Ru) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AF.05 Ruthenium (Ru,Ir,Os) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Rutheniridosmine Information
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References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Rutheniridosmine :
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
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Rutheniridosmine
(Ir,Os,Ru)
Dana No: 01.02.02.03 Strunz No: 01.AF.05
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