Ruitenbergite Mineral Data

General Ruitenbergite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,969.93 gm

Calcium 18.31 % Ca 25.62 % CaO

Boron 14.27 % B 45.94 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 2.56 % H 22.86 % H₂O

Chlorine 7.20 % Cl 7.20 % Cl

- % Cl -1.62 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 57.66 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₉B₂₆O₃₄(OH)₂₄Cl₄•13(H₂O)

Environment:

Found in an evaporite deposit. Dimorphous with pringleite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1993

Locality:

Potash Corporation of America mine, Penobsquis evaporite deposit, near Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Arie A. Ruitenberg (1929- ), geologist, Geological Surveys Branch, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, Canada

Name Pronunciation:

Ruitenbergite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 76889

IMA1992-011

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Ruitenbergite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.0463:1:1.8065

Cell Dimensions:

a = 19.88, b = 9.715, c = 17.551, Z = 2; beta = 114.85° V = 3,075.85 Den(Calc)= 2.13

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Sphenoidal H-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2₁

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.56(1), 6.62(0.7), 9.03(0.6),

Physical Properties of Ruitenbergite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Colorless, Light yellow.

Density:

2.21

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Ruitenbergite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2585,KPDmeas= 0.2492,KC= 0.2531
Ncalc = 1.54 - 1.56

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.542, b=1.545, g=1.565, bire=0.0230, 2V(Calc)=44, 2V(Meas)=42.5-47.

Calculated Properties of Ruitenbergite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.23 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ruitenbergite =2.21 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ruitenbergite}= 2.90 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ruitenbergite} x rElectron Density= 6.49 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Ruitenbergite Classification

Dana Class:

26.05.17.02 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.05)Dana Type

(26.05.17)Pringleite Group

26.05.17.01 Pringleite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) P1 1

26.05.17.02 Ruitenbergite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) P 2₁ 2

26.05.17.03 Brianroulstonite! Ca3[B5O6(OH)6](OH)Cl2•8(H2O) Pa m

26.05.17.04 Penobsquisite! Ca2Fe[B9O13(OH)6]Cl•4(H2O) P 2₁ 2

26.05.17.05 Walkerite! Ca16(Mg,Li,[])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6•28(H2O) Pba2 mm2

Strunz Class:

06.GD.05 06 - BORATES

06.G - Heptaborates and other Megaborates

06.GD -Mega-tektoborates

06.GD.05 Ruitenbergite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) P 2₁ 2

06.GD.05 Pringleite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) P1 1

Other Ruitenbergite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1012,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1012,1994)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ruitenbergite :
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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Ruitenbergite

Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O)
Dana No: 26.05.17.02 Strunz No: 06.GD.05
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