Vismirnovite Mineral Data
General Vismirnovite Information
Chemical Formula:
ZnSn++++(OH)6
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 286.14 gm
Zinc 22.85 % Zn 28.44 % ZnO
Tin 41.49 % Sn 52.67 % SnO2
Hydrogen 2.11 % H 18.89 % H2 O
Oxygen 33.55 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:
ZnSn(OH)6
Environment:
Oxidation of earlier tin sulfides in tin deposits.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1981
Locality:
Trudovoye tin deposit, Inyl�chek Mountains, eastern Kyrgyzstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named for Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (1910-1988), Moscow University, Moscow, Russia
Name Pronunciation:
Vismirnovite + Pronunciation
Synonym:
ICSD 24961
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Vismirnovite Crystallography
Cell Dimensions:
a = 7.69, Z = 4; V = 454.76 Den(Calc)= 4.18
Crystal System:
Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P n3m
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io ): 3.84(1), 1.72(0.9), 1.57(0.8),
Physical Properties of Vismirnovite
Cleavage:
None
Color:
Light yellow.
Density:
4.073
Diaphaneity:
Transparent
Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Vismirnovite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas = 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas /KC ) CI calc = 0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc /KC )
KPDcalc = 0.1758,KPDmeas = 0.1805,KC = 0.1845 Ncalc = 1.75 - 1.77
Optical Data:
Isotropic, n=1.735.
Calculated Properties of Vismirnovite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.81 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Vismirnovite =4.07 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.07 Boson Index = 0.93
Photoelectric:
PEVismirnovite = 133.72 barns/electronU=PEVismirnovite x r Electron Density= 510.09 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Vismirnovite is Not Radioactive
Vismirnovite Classification
Dana Class:
06.03.06.04 (06) Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl
(06.03) with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups
(06.03.06) Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn)
06.03.06.01 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
06.03.06.02 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3
06.03.06.03 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
06.03.06.04 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
06.03.06.05 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3
06.03.06.06 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
Strunz Class:
04.FC.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate
04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)
04.FC -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra
04.FC.10 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3
04.FC.10 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
04.FC.10 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
04.FC.10 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
04.FC.10 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3
04.FC.10 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m
Other Vismirnovite Information
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Vismirnovite :
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
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ZnSn++++(OH)6
Dana No: 06.03.06.04 Strunz No: 04.FC.10
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