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Shabynite Mineral Data
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General Shabynite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 408.34 gm |
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Magnesium 29.76 % Mg 49.35 % MgO |
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Boron 2.65 % B 8.52 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 3.21 % H 28.68 % H2O |
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Chlorine 17.36 % Cl 17.36 % Cl |
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Cl -3.92 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 47.02 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Alteration product. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Korshunov skarn-magnetite deposit, Baikalia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Leonid I. Shabynin (1909-), Russian geologist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Shabynite + Pronunciation  |
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Shabynite Image |
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Shabynite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic Space Group: Unk. |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 9.27(1), 2.439(0.8), 3.69(0.7), |
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Physical Properties of Shabynite
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| Color: |
Snow white. |
| Density: |
2.32 |
| Fracture: |
Flexible - Flexible fragments. |
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Shabynite
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.098 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
KPDmeas= 0.243,KC= 0.2694
Ncalc = 1.63 |
| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.543, b=1.571, g=1.577, bire=0.0340, 2V(Calc)=48, 2V(Meas)=49. |
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Calculated Properties of Shabynite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.36 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Shabynite =2.32 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEShabynite = 1.86 barns/electron
U=PEShabynite x rElectron Density= 4.40 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Shabynite is Not Radioactive |
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Shabynite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
26.01.03.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(26.01)Dana Type |
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(26.01.03)Dana Group |
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26.01.03.01 Shabynite Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O) Unk. Mono |
| Strunz Class: |
06.AB.55 06 - BORATES |
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06.A - Monoborates |
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06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc. |
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06.AB.55 Shabynite Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O) Unk. Mono |
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06.AB.55 Wightmanite Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5•2(H2O) I2/m 2/m |
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Other Shabynite Information
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| 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 Shabynite :
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
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Shabynite
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O)
Dana No: 26.01.03.01 Strunz No: 06.AB.55
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