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Jarandolite Mineral Data |
General Jarandolite Information |
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Ca[B3O4(OH)3] | |
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Molecular Weight = 187.28 gm | |
Calcium 21.83 % Ca 30.54 % CaO | ||
Silicon 0.15 % Si 0.32 % SiO2 | ||
Boron 17.26 % B 55.57 % B2O3 | ||
Hydrogen 1.50 % H 13.42 % H2O | ||
Chlorine 0.19 % Cl 0.19 % Cl | ||
- % Cl -0.04 % -O=Cl2 | ||
Oxygen 59.07 % O | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Ca1.02B2.99Si0.01O4.12(OH)2.79Cl0.01 | |
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Mixed volcanic-sedimentary deposits with borate deposits occuring predominantly in the tuffaceous deposits and have thicknesses from 1 to 12 m. Structurally and chemically similar t o colemanite. | |
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Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) | |
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Pobrdjski Potok and Piskanja in the Jarandol lacustrine basin (Miocene), 280 km south from Belgrade, Serbia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named for the locality. | |
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IMA1995-020a | |
Serbianite | ||
Srbianite | ||
Jarandolite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1.0299:1:0.8903 | |
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a = 8.386, b = 8.142, c = 7.249, Z = 4; beta = 98.33° V = 489.73 Den(Calc)= 2.54 | |
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.39(1)(201 ), 4.32(0.57)(111 ), 3.13(0.5)(211 ),1.849(0.25)(421,420), 2.606(0.25)(221 ), 2.93(0.23)(202 ), 2.287(0.19)(320 ), 2.36(0.17)(311 ), | |
Physical Properties of Jarandolite |
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{001} Perfect | |
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Colorless, White. | |
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Transparent to Translucent | |
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Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | |
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Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | |
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6 - Orthoclase | |
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Vitreous (Glassy) | |
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white | |
Optical Properties of Jarandolite |
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CI calc= -0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2343,KC= 0.2305 Ncalc = 1.59 |
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Biaxial (+), a=1.573, b=1.586, g=1.626, bire=0.0530, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=60. Dispersion medium, r > v. | |
Calculated Properties of Jarandolite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.54 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Jarandolite =2.54 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.03 Boson Index = 0.97 |
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PEJarandolite = 2.92 barns/electron U=PEJarandolite x rElectron Density= 7.42 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Jarandolite is Not Radioactive |
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Jarandolite Classification |
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25.03.06.01 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |
(25.03)Dana Type | ||
(25.03.06)Dana Group | ||
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06.CB.25 06 - BORATES | |
06.C - Triborates | ||
06.CB -Ino-triborates | ||
Other Jarandolite Information |
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NAME( AmMin, v 91, p217) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 91, p217) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 91, p217) | |
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Links to other databases for Jarandolite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Jarandolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Jarandolite : Ask about Jarandolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Jarandolite Specimen Label here :
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