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Boldyrevite Mineral Data
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General Boldyrevite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 506.36 gm |
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Sodium 4.54 % Na 6.12 % Na2O |
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Calcium 7.91 % Ca 11.07 % CaO |
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Magnesium 4.80 % Mg 7.96 % MgO |
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Aluminum 15.99 % Al 30.20 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.59 % H 14.23 % H2O |
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Oxygen 12.64 % O |
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Fluorine 52.53 % F 52.53 % F |
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F -22.12 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Impure ralstonite or gearksutite. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1966 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 |
| Locality: |
Bilyukai crater, Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for A. K. Boldyrev, Russian mineralogist. |
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Boldyrevite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Amorphous- No Crystals |
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Physical Properties of Boldyrevite
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| Color: |
Colorless, White. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Streak: |
light white |
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Calculated Properties of Boldyrevite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0049698886
Boson Index = 0.9950301114 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEBoldyrevite = 1.93 barns/electron
U=PEBoldyrevite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Boldyrevite is Not Radioactive |
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Boldyrevite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
09.00.00.00 (09)Halide Minerals |
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(09.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(09.00.00)Fluoride, Hydrated |
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09.00.00.00 Boldyrevite? NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O) None |
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09.00.00.00 IMA2008-032 CuCl2•2NH3 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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09.00.00.00 IMA2008-039 (NH4)3PbCl5 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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09.00.00.00 Yttrocerite* CaF2(Y,Ce)F3 Unk Cubic |
| Strunz Class: |
03.CF.10 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CF -Tekto-aluminofluorides |
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03.CF.10 Boldyrevite? NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O) None |
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Other Boldyrevite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AmMin, v36:641) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,1st ed.,1974) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Boldyrevite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
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10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
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Boldyrevite
NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O)
Dana No: 09.00.00.00 Strunz No: 03.CF.10
Locality:
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