Maleevite Mineral Data

General Maleevite Information

Chemical Formula:

BaB2Si2O8

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 341.91 gm

Barium 39.76 % Ba 44.40 % BaO

Silicon 16.51 % Si 35.32 % SiO₂

Boron 6.29 % B 20.26 % B₂O₃

Oxygen 37.44 % O

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100.00 % 99.98 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ba_0.99B_1.99Si_2.01O₈

Environment:

Found in a large boulder of pegmatite intruding syenite. Ba-dominant analogue of danburite; structure determined.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Mihail Naidenovitch Maleev (1940-), Bulgarian mineralogist and expert in mineral systematics.

Synonym:

IMA2002-027

Maleevite Image

Images:

Maleevite

Comments: Backscatter elecron images of (a) an intergrowth of maleevite (Mal) and quartz (Qtz) and unknown Y-silicate (Y-Si); (b) maleevite (Mal) in arfvedsonite and astrophyllite (Astr) (CanMin, v 42, p 109).
Location: Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Maleevite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9957:1:1.1054

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.141, b = 8.176, c = 9.038, Z = 4; V = 601.58 Den(Calc)= 3.77

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.62(1)(210), 2.021(0.7)(033), 3.39(0.6)(121),6.07(0.6)(011), 2.83(0.5)(013), 2.481(0.4)(131), 4.86(0.3)(111),

Physical Properties of Maleevite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White.

Density:

3.78

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Blocky - Crystal shape tends to be equant (e.g. feldspars).

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Hardness:

7 - Quartz

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Maleevite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.003 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1734,KPDmeas= 0.1729,KC= 0.1739
Ncalc = 1.66

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.649, b=1.656, g=1.656, bire=0.0070

Calculated Properties of Maleevite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.47 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Maleevite =3.77 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Photoelectric:

PE_Maleevite= 173.72 barns/electron
U=PE_Maleevite x rElectron Density= 603.47 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Maleevite is Not Radioactive

Maleevite Classification

Dana Class:

56.03.01.02 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.03)with [Si2O7] with borate groups

(56.03.01)Danburite Goup

56.03.01.01 Danburite CaB2(SiO4)2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.03.01.02 Maleevite! BaB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.03.01.03 Pekovite! SrB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.FA.65 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FA -Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions, (Al,B):Si = 1:1

09.FA.65 Danburite CaB2(SiO4)2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.FA.65 Maleevite! BaB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.FA.65 Pekovite! SrB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Maleevite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, v 42, p 107) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v 42, p 107) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v 42, p 107)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Maleevite :
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

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Maleevite

BaB2Si2O8
Dana No: 56.03.01.02 Strunz No: 09.FA.65
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