Meyerhofferite Mineral Data

General Meyerhofferite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca2B6O6(OH)10•2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 447.12 gm

Calcium 17.93 % Ca 25.08 % CaO

Boron 14.51 % B 46.71 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 3.16 % H 28.20 % H₂O

Oxygen 64.41 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₂B₆O₆(OH)₁₀•2(H₂O)

Environment:

Commonly forms pseudomorphs after inyoite by dehydration.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914

Locality:

Mount Blanco mine, Mount Blanco, Black Mountains, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Wilhelm Myerhoffer (1864-1906), German chemist who synthesized the mineral.

Name Pronunciation:

Meyerhofferite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 75922

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Meyerhofferite Image

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Meyerhofferite

Comments: Transparent, tabular crystals of meyerhofferite on matrix.
Location: 20-Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Meyerhofferite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.795:1:0.7802

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.617, b = 8.323, c = 6.494, Z = 1; alpha = 90.55°, beta = 102.28°, gamma = 87.2° V = 349.03 Den(Calc)= 2.13

Crystal System:

Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.47(1), 8.31(1), 4.97(0.25),

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Forms: ( 0 1 0) ( 0 1 1) ( 1 0 1) ( 1 1 0) ( 1 0 0) ( 0 0 1)

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Physical Properties of Meyerhofferite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect, {100} Indistinct, {110} Indistinct

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

2.12

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Meyerhofferite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2496,KPDmeas= 0.2508,KC= 0.249
Ncalc = 1.53

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.5, b=1.535, g=1.56, bire=0.0600, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=78. Dispersion relatively weak.

Calculated Properties of Meyerhofferite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Meyerhofferite =2.13 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Meyerhofferite}= 2.41 barns/electron
U=PE_{Meyerhofferite} x rElectron Density= 5.23 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Meyerhofferite Classification

Dana Class:

26.03.02.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.03)Dana Type

(26.03.02)Dana Group

26.03.02.01 Meyerhofferite Ca2B6O6(OH)10•2(H2O) P1 1

Strunz Class:

06.CA.30 06 - BORATES

06.C - Triborates

06.CA -Neso-triborates

06.CA.30 Meyerhofferite Ca2B6O6(OH)10•2(H2O) P1 1

Other Meyerhofferite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Meyerhofferite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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