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Ramanite-(Cs) Mineral Data
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General Ramanite-(Cs) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cs[B5O6(OH)4]•2H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 387.01 gm |
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Cesium 34.34 % Cs 36.41 % Cs2O |
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Boron 13.97 % B 44.97 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 2.08 % H 18.62 % H2O |
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Oxygen 49.61 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CsB5O6(OH)4•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Melt and fluid inclusions in a pegmatite sample from the Island of Elba, Neso-pentaborate identified by Raman spectroscopy. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970), Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1930 for discovering the effect that bears his name. |
| Synonym: |
Cesium pentaborate tetrahydrate |
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IMA2007-007 |
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