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Balavinskite Mineral Data
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General Balavinskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 488.15 gm |
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Strontium 35.90 % Sr 42.45 % SrO |
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Boron 13.29 % B 42.78 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.65 % H 14.76 % H2O |
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Oxygen 49.16 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Inadequately described mineral. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1971 - Published 1966 |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Unknown. |
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Balavinskite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic Space Group: Mono ? |
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Physical Properties of Balavinskite
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| Color: |
White. |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Balavinskite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.519, b=1.552, g=1.561, bire=0.0420 |
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Calculated Properties of Balavinskite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEBalavinskite = 39.75 barns/electron
U=PEBalavinskite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Balavinskite is Not Radioactive |
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Balavinskite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
13.00.00.00 (13)Carbonate Minerals |
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(13.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(13.00.00)Borate, Hydrated |
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13.00.00.00 Aldzhanite* CaMgB2O4Cl•7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho |
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13.00.00.00 Alfredstelznerite Ca4(H2O)4[B4O4(OH)6]4{H2O}15 P ca21 mm2 |
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13.00.00.00 Balavinskite? Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) Mono ? Mono |
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13.00.00.00 IMA2008-069 Na3Y(CO3)3•6H2O P 63 6 |
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13.00.00.00 Mackelveyite-(Y) NaBa3CaY(CO3)3(OH)6•3H2O P1 1 |
| Strunz Class: |
06.FC.05 06 - BORATES |
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06.F - Hexaborates |
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06.FC -Phyllo-hexaborates |
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06.FC.05 Balavinskite? Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) Mono ? Mono |
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06.FC.05 Nobleite CaB6O9(OH)2•3(H2O) P 21/a 2/m |
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06.FC.05 Tunellite SrB6O9(OH)2•3(H2O) P 21/a 2/m |
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Other Balavinskite Information
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v54:575) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Balavinskite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
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Balavinskite
Sr2B6O11•4(H2O)
Dana No: 13.00.00.00 Strunz No: 06.FC.05
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