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Boothite Mineral Data |
General Boothite Information |
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CuSO4•7(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 305.54 gm | ||
Magnesium 0.57 % Mg 0.95 % MgO | |||
Manganese 0.18 % Mn 0.23 % MnO | |||
Zinc 7.49 % Zn 9.32 % ZnO | |||
Cobalt 1.16 % Co 1.47 % CoO | |||
Copper 17.89 % Cu 22.39 % CuO | |||
Hydrogen 4.62 % H 41.27 % H2O | |||
Sulfur 10.49 % S 26.20 % SO3 | |||
Oxygen 57.60 % O | |||
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100.00 % 101.84 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Cu0.86Mg0.077(Zn0.05)Mn2+0.01Co0.06(SO4)•7(H2O) | ||
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Secondary mineral in sulfide ores. Ephemeral mineral and virtually impossible to preserve in an artifcial environment. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1903 | ||
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Alma pyrite mine, Leona Heights, Alameda Co. California. Burraga, New South Wales. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Edward Booth (1857-1917), American chemist, University of California. | ||
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Boothite Image | |||
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Boothite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =2.1707:1:1.6559 | ||
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a = 14.19, b = 6.537, c = 10.825, Z = 4; beta = 106.02° V = 965.13 Den(Calc)= 2.10 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 4.89(1)(111), 4.826(0.43)(202), 2.798(0.33)(311),5.358(0.22)(011), 3.269(0.2)(020), 5.378(0.13)(102), 2.73(0.11)(411), | ||
Physical Properties of Boothite |
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{001} Indistinct, {001} Distinct | ||
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Blue. | ||
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2.1 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
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2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Vitreous - Silky | ||
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Nonmagnetic | ||
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pale blue | ||
Optical Properties of Boothite |
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CI meas= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2286,KPDmeas= 0.2286,KC= 0.2445 Ncalc = 1.51 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.47, b=1.48, g=1.49, bire=0.0200 | ||
Calculated Properties of Boothite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.15 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Boothite =2.10 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0047143477 Boson Index = 0.9952856523 |
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PEBoothite = 12.06 barns/electron U=PEBoothite x rElectron Density= 25.90 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Boothite is Not Radioactive |
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Boothite Classification |
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29.06.10.02 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | ||
(29.06)where A XO4 � x(H2O) | |||
(29.06.10)Melanterite Group (Heptahydrates, Monoclinic: P21/c) | |||
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07.CB.35 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | ||
07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
07.CB -With only medium-sized cations | |||
Other Boothite Information |
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NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Dana, AmMin 90:771) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Boothite : 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 Search for Boothite using: Visit our Advertisers for Boothite : Ask about Boothite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Boothite Specimen Label here :
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