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Glucine Mineral Data
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General Glucine Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4•0.5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 343.11 gm |
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Calcium 11.68 % Ca 16.34 % CaO |
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Beryllium 10.51 % Be 29.16 % BeO |
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Phosphorus 18.05 % P 41.37 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.47 % H 13.13 % H2O |
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Oxygen 58.29 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4•0.5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In mica-fluorite veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1963 |
| Locality: |
Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the alternative name for beryllium: Glucinum. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Glucine  |
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Glucine Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic Space Group: ? |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.39(1), 2.41(1), 10.8(1), |
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Physical Properties of Glucine
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| Color: |
Colorless, White. |
| Density: |
2.32 - 2.4, Average = 2.36 |
| Habit: |
Concretionary - Rounded massive fine-grained materials. |
| Habit: |
Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms. |
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Glucine
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.052 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
KPDmeas= 0.2363,KC= 0.2246
Ncalc = 1.52 - 1.54 |
| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.547, b=1.555, g=1.571, bire=0.0240 |
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Calculated Properties of Glucine
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.35 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Glucine =2.36 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.1
Boson Index = 0.9 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEGlucine = 2.43 barns/electron
U=PEGlucine x rElectron Density= 5.71 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Glucine is Not Radioactive |
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Glucine Classification
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| Dana Class: |
42.04.10.01 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(42.04)where (AB)5 (XO4)2 Zq � x(H2O) |
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(42.04.10)Dana Group |
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42.04.10.01 Glucine CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4•0.5(H2O) ? Mono |
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08.DA.45 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.D - Phosphates, etc |
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08.DA -With small (and occasionally larger) cations |
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08.DA.45 Glucine CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4•0.5(H2O) ? Mono |
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Other Glucine Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Glucine :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
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Glucine
CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4•0.5(H2O)
Dana No: 42.04.10.01 Strunz No: 08.DA.45
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