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Congolite Mineral Data |
General Congolite Information |
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(Fe++,Mg,Mn)3B7O13Cl | ||
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Molecular Weight = 458.00 gm | ||
Magnesium 4.78 % Mg 7.92 % MgO | |||
Manganese 3.60 % Mn 4.65 % MnO | |||
Iron 21.95 % Fe 28.24 % FeO | |||
Boron 16.52 % B 53.20 % B2O3 | |||
Chlorine 7.74 % Cl 7.74 % Cl | |||
- % Cl -1.75 % -O=Cl2 | |||
Oxygen 45.41 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Fe2+1.8Mg0.9Mn2+0.3B7O13Cl | ||
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Found in insoluble residue from a drill core into sedimentary evaporites. | ||
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Approved IMA 1972 | ||
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Brazzaville, Congo. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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ICSD 60504 | ||
PDF 25-2 | |||
Congolite Image | |||
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Congolite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:2.44175 | ||
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a = 8.6225, c = 21.054, Z = 6; V = 1,355.60 Den(Calc)= 3.37 | ||
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Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.725(1), 3.05(0.8), 2.061(0.75), | ||
Physical Properties of Congolite |
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Light red. | ||
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3.58 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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6.5-7.5 | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
Optical Properties of Congolite |
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CI meas= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2205,KPDmeas= 0.2075,KC= 0.2169 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.78 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.731, w=1.755, bire=0.0240. | ||
Calculated Properties of Congolite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.25 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Congolite =3.37 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.04 Boson Index = 0.96 |
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PECongolite = 8.32 barns/electron U=PECongolite x rElectron Density= 27.06 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Congolite is Not Radioactive |
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Congolite Classification |
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25.06.02.01 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
(25.06)Dana Type | |||
(25.06.02)Boracite Group (Trigonal: R3c) | |||
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06.GA.10 06 - BORATES | ||
06.G - Heptaborates and other Megaborates | |||
06.GA -Tekto-heptaborates | |||
Other Congolite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Congolite : 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 Congolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Congolite : Ask about Congolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Congolite Specimen Label here :
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