Dzhalindite Mineral Data

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Dzhalindite Mineral Data

General Dzhalindite Information

Chemical Formula:

In(OH)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 165.84 gm

Indium 69.23 % In 83.71 % In₂O₃

Hydrogen 1.82 % H 16.29 % H₂O

Oxygen 28.94 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

In(OH)₃

Environment:

Probalble secondary origin from its occurrence along fractures through primary hydrothermal minerals associated with brecciated felsic volcanic rocks

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1963

Locality:

Dzhalinda tin deposit, Little Khingan Ridge, Far Eastern Region, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Dzhalindite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 64714

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Dzhalindite Image

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Dzhalindite

Comments: Translucent to opaque yellow brown dzhalidite in matrix.
Location: Dzhalinda Tin Deposit, Malyi Khnigan Range, Khabarovsk Territory, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 3 mm.
© Diederik Visser

Dzhalindite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.958, Z = 8; V = 503.98 Den(Calc)= 4.37

Crystal System:

Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: I m3

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.96(1), 1.778(0.9), 2.8(0.9),

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Mullica D F , Beall G W , Milligan W O , Korp J D , Bernal I , Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry , 41 (1979) p.277-282, The crystal structure of cubic In(OH)3 by X-Ray and neutron diffraction methods, Locality: synthetic, Sample: X-ray sample

Physical Properties of Dzhalindite

Color:

Yellow brown.

Density:

4.34

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Subopaque

Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Streak:

yellow white

Optical Properties of Dzhalindite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1649,KPDmeas= 0.166,KC= 0.1642
Ncalc = 1.71 - 1.72

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.716-1.725.

Calculated Properties of Dzhalindite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.01 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Dzhalindite =4.37 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0001416572
Boson Index = 0.9998583428

Photoelectric:

PE_Dzhalindite= 196.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Dzhalindite x rElectron Density= 785.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Dzhalindite is Not Radioactive

Dzhalindite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.05.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.05)Dzhalindite Group

06.03.05.01 Dzhalindite In(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

06.03.05.02 Sohngeite Ga(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

06.03.05.03 Bernalite Fe(OH)3 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.FC.05 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.05 Bernalite Fe(OH)3 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.FC.05 Dzhalindite In(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

04.FC.05 Sohngeite Ga(OH)3 I m3 2/m 3

Other Dzhalindite 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 Dzhalindite :
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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Dzhalindite

In(OH)3
Dana No: 06.03.05.01 Strunz No: 04.FC.05
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