Teruggite Mineral Data

General Teruggite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12•12(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,236.44 gm

Calcium 12.97 % Ca 18.14 % CaO

Magnesium 1.97 % Mg 3.26 % MgO

Boron 10.49 % B 33.78 % B₂O₃

Arsenic 12.12 % As 16.00 % As₂O₃

Hydrogen 2.93 % H 26.23 % H₂O

Oxygen 59.52 % O

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100.00 % 97.41 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄MgAs₂B₁₂O₂₂(OH)₁₂•12(H₂O)

Environment:

Lacustrine borate deposits, typically associated with volcanic hot springs and diagensis of playa sediments.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Locality:

Loma Blanca borate deposit, eight km southwest of Coranzuli, Jujuy Province, Argentina. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Mario E. Teruggi, Professor of Sedimentology and Petrology, National University, Plata, Argentina.

Name Pronunciation:

Teruggite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 10265

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Teruggite Image

Images:

Teruggite

Comments: Opaque rounded teruggite aggregate.
Location: Loma Blanca, Jujuy, Argentina. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Teruggite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7879:1:0.314

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.68, b = 19.9, c = 6.25, Z = 2; beta = 100.083° V = 1,920.08 Den(Calc)= 2.14

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 12.13(1), 2.785(0.3), 9.98(0.22),

Physical Properties of Teruggite

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

2.149

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Teruggite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.25,KPDmeas= 0.249,KC= 0.244
Ncalc = 1.52

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.526, b=1.528, g=1.551, bire=0.0250, 2V(Calc)=34, 2V(Meas)=33.

Calculated Properties of Teruggite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.16 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Teruggite =2.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Teruggite= 9.63 barns/electron
U=PE_Teruggite x rElectron Density= 20.82 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Teruggite Classification

Dana Class:

27.01.06.01 (27)Compound Borates

(27.01)Dana Type

(27.01.06)Dana Group

27.01.06.01 Teruggite Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12•12(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

06.FA.25 06 - BORATES

06.F - Hexaborates

06.FA -Neso-hexaborates

06.FA.25 Teruggite Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12•12(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Teruggite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Teruggite :
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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Teruggite

Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12•12(H2O)
Dana No: 27.01.06.01 Strunz No: 06.FA.25
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