Alfredstelznerite Mineral Data

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General Alfredstelznerite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4(H2O)4 [B4O4(OH)6]4 {H2O}15

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,339.73 gm

Calcium 11.97 % Ca 16.74 % CaO

Boron 12.91 % B 41.57 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 4.66 % H 41.69 % H₂O

Oxygen 70.46 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄H₂O₄4(B₄)4(O₄)4(OH)₆•15(H₂O)

Environment:

New structure type

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2007

Locality:

Santa Rosa mine, Sijes, Salta province, Argentina Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2007-050

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Alfredstelznerite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3004:1:0.2516

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.161, b = 40.477, c = 10.1843, V = 5,013.13

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P ca2₁

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.501(1), 3.118(0.7), 3.837(0.7),5.226(0.7), 2.538(0.6), 2.612(0.6), 4.623(0.6), 9.992(0.5),

Optical Properties of Alfredstelznerite

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of Alfredstelznerite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Alfredstelznerite}= 1.70 barns/electron
U=PE_{Alfredstelznerite} x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Alfredstelznerite Classification

Dana Class:

13.00.00.00 (13)Carbonate Minerals

(13.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(13.00.00)Borate, Basic Hydrated

13.00.00.00 Aldzhanite* CaMgB2O4Cl•7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

13.00.00.00 Alfredstelznerite Ca4(H2O)4[B4O4(OH)6]4{H2O}15 P ca2₁ mm2

13.00.00.00 Balavinskite? Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) Mono ? Mono

13.00.00.00 IMA2008-069 Na3Y(CO3)3•6H2O P 6₃ 6

13.00.00.00 Mackelveyite-(Y) NaBa3CaY(CO3)3(OH)6•3H2O P1 1

Strunz Class:

06. 06 - BORATES

06. -

06. Alfredstelznerite Ca4(H2O)4[B4O4(OH)6]4{H2O}15 P ca2₁ mm2

Other Alfredstelznerite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Alfredstelznerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Alfredstelznerite

Ca4(H2O)4 [B4O4(OH)6]4 {H2O}15
Dana No: 13.00.00.00 Strunz No: 06.
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