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IMA2008-060 Mineral Data
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General IMA2008-060 Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg2(BO3)(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 124.43 gm |
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Magnesium 39.07 % Mg 64.78 % MgO |
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Boron 8.69 % B 27.98 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.81 % H 7.24 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.43 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg2(BO3)(OH) |
| Environment: |
OH-dominant analogue of pertsevite |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2009 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Snezhnoye deposit, Chersky Mountains, Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Russian Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
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IMA2008-060 Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.7236:1:0.3858 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 20.494, b = 11.89, c = 4.588, Z = 16; V = 1,117.97 Den(Calc)= 2.96 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.713(1), 2.244(0.88), 2.748(0.65),1.481(0.5), 1.71(0.45), 2.237(0.42), 2.478(0.41), 2.417(0.39), |
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Optical Properties of IMA2008-060
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.63 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2143) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of IMA2008-060
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.95 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2008-060 =2.96 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEIMA2008-060 = 0.98 barns/electron
U=PEIMA2008-060 x rElectron Density= 2.89 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-060 is Not Radioactive |
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IMA2008-060 Classification
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| Dana Class: |
25.06.04.02 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(25.06)Dana Type |
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(25.06.04)Dana Group |
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25.06.04.01 Pertsevite! Mg2(BO3)F P na21 mm2 |
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25.06.04.02 IMA2008-060! Mg2(BO3)(OH) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
06.AB.75 06 - BORATES |
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06.A - Monoborates |
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06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc. |
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06.AB.75 Pertsevite! Mg2(BO3)F P na21 mm2 |
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06.AB.75 IMA2008-060! Mg2(BO3)(OH) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other IMA2008-060 Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for IMA2008-060 :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
7 - Online Mineral Museum
8 - Ruff.Info
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IMA2008-060
Mg2(BO3)(OH)
Dana No: 25.06.04.02 Strunz No: 06.AB.75
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