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Colimaite (Colimait)

Collectors Summary

Crystal System orthorhombisch, Pnma

Chemism

Chemical formula

K3VS4

Chemical composition

Kalium, Schwefel, Vanadium

Unit weight: 296.49844 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 8

Info

Empirical formula:

K3VS4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Sulfur

S

43.26

4

50.00

32.0655000

128.2620000
Potassium

K

39.56

3

37.50

39.0983100

117.2949300
Vanadium

V

17.18

1

12.50

50.9415100

50.9415100

Analysis wt%

K : 39.59, V : 17.19, S : 43.22 (Ref: berechnet)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.FB.

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
F: Sulfide, Arsenide, Alkaide; Sulfide mit Halogeniden, Oxiden, Hydroxiden (H2O)
B: mit Alkaiden (ohne Cl, usw.)

Lapis Classification

II/F.04-008

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
F: Sulfide mit nichtmetallischem Charakter
4: Alkalisulfide

Classification by Hölzel

2.JA.130

2: SULFIDES
J: Sulfarsenates
A: Without additional S

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Crystallography

Crystal System

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

62

Space Group

Pnma

Cell parameters a (Å)

9.138

Cell parameters b (Å)

10.627

Cell parameters c (Å)

9.131

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.860

Cell parameters c/b

0.859

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Volumne (ų)

886.707

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

3.464(77), 3.237(57), 3.229(66), 2.926(70), 2.890(52), 2.799(100), 2.787(75), 2.676(80)
XRD chart Colimaite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Mexiko/Jalisco/Colima-Vulkankomplex/Colima

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Mikhail Ostrooumov, 2007

References

Neue Mineralien - IMA WEB Seite Jan. 2008

Ostrooumov, M., Arellano-Jimenez, M., Ponce, A., Taran, Y. & Reyes-Gasga, J. (2008): La colimaíta, K3VS4, un nuevo mineral del volcán Colima (México). Boletín de Mineralogía, 18(1), 7-8.

Other languages

German

Colimait

Spanish

Colimaita

English

Colimaite

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2007-045

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Com

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