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Clinobehoite Mineral Data |
General Clinobehoite Information |
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Be(OH)2 | |
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Molecular Weight = 43.03 gm | |
Beryllium 20.95 % Be 58.13 % BeO | ||
Hydrogen 4.69 % H 41.87 % H2O | ||
Oxygen 74.37 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Be(OH)2 | |
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Hydrothermally altered zones in desilicated pegmatites. | |
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Approved IMA 1989 | |
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Malyshev deposit, Asbest district, near Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named for its monoclinic symmetry and relation to behoite. | |
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ICSD 65723 | |
PDF 46-1366 | ||
Clinobehoite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =2.3224:1:1.8221 | |
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a = 11.02, b = 4.745, c = 8.646, Z = 12; beta = 98.94° V = 446.61 Den(Calc)= 1.92 | |
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Monoclinic - Sphenoidal H-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 21 | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.714(1), 3.61(0.9), 5.43(0.8), | |
Physical Properties of Clinobehoite |
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{???} Perfect | |
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Colorless, White. | |
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1.93 | |
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Transparent to Translucent | |
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2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | |
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Vitreous - Pearly | |
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white | |
Optical Properties of Clinobehoite |
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CI meas= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2832,KPDmeas= 0.2817,KC= 0.2819 Ncalc = 1.54 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.539, b=1.544, g=1.548, bire=0.0090, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=80-83. | |
Calculated Properties of Clinobehoite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.97 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Clinobehoite =1.93 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.2 Boson Index = 0.8 |
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PEClinobehoite = 0.33 barns/electron U=PEClinobehoite x rElectron Density= 0.65 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Clinobehoite is Not Radioactive |
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Clinobehoite Classification |
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06.02.03.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | |
(06.02)where X++ (OH)2 | ||
(06.02.03)Dana Group | ||
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04.FA.05b 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate | |
04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) | ||
04.FA -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing tetrahedra | ||
Other Clinobehoite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p666,1991) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p666,1991) | |
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Links to other databases for Clinobehoite : 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 Search for Clinobehoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Clinobehoite : Ask about Clinobehoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Clinobehoite Specimen Label here :
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