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| System: | Orthorhombic | Colour: | Light yellow to ... |
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| Hardness: | 2½ |
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| Name: | After I.I. Redikortsev, discoverer of the Chelyabinsk coal basin. |
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An unapproved mineral (name not submitted). This compound does not qualify as a mineral species due to the anthropogenic factor (burning coal mines).
Originally described from Mine dump, Coal Mine No. 50, Chelyabinsk coal basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.
Classification of Redikortsevite |
| IMA status: | Published without Approval |
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| Explanation of status: | A mineral not submitted for evaluation. |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 3/0.0-
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 3.CJ.25
3 : HALIDES C : Complex halides J : With MX6 complexes; M = Fe, Mn, Cu |
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Physical Properties of Redikortsevite |
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent |
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| Colour: | Light yellow to colourless |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 2½ |
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| Cleavage: | None Observed |
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| Fracture: | Conchoidal |
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| Density (measured): | 1.43 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Redikortsevite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Morphology: | Flattened, prismatic crystals |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 3.85 | | (50;220) | | 3.35 | | (100;040) | | 2.99 | | (50;222) | | 2.36 | | (50;400) |
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Optical Data of Redikortsevite |
| Type: | Anisotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Redikortsevite |
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| Essential elements: | Cl, H, Mg, N, O |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cl, H, Mg, N, O |
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| Analytical Data: | Readily soluble in water. |
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Relationship of Redikortsevite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Redikortsevite |
Reference List:
- + | Chesnokov, B.V., L.F. Bazhenova, E.P. Shcherbakova, T.A. Michal, T.N. Deriabina (1988), New minerals from the burned dumps of the Chelyabinsk coal basin, in Mineralogy, technogenesis, and mineral-resource complexes of the Urals. Akad. Nauk SSSR-Uralskoe Otdel.: 5-31 (in Russian).
Jambor, John L. and Jacek Puziewicz (1993), New Mineral Names, American Mineralogist (1993): 78: 1108-1112.
Aufschluss (1996): 47: 41-48.
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