Ammonioborite Mineral Data

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General Ammonioborite Information

Chemical Formula:

(NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 490.24 gm

Boron 22.05 % B 71.00 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 1.64 % H - % Calc as (NH₄)₂O

Hydrogen 2.06 % H 18.37 % H₂O

Nitrogen 5.71 % N 10.62 % (NH₄)₂O

Oxygen 68.53 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

(NH₄)₂B₁₀O₁₆·5(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1931

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 23532

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Ammonioborite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.6186:1:1.1979

Cell Dimensions:

a = 25.27, b = 9.65, c = 11.56, Z = 6; beta = 94.287° V = 2,811.08 Den(Calc)= 1.74

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.09(1), 3.16(1), 5.7(0.6),

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Merlino S , Sartori F , Science , 171 (1971) p.377-379, Ammonioborite: New borate polyion and its structure

Physical Properties of Ammonioborite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White.

Density:

1.765

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Ammonioborite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.314 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.333 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2868,KPDmeas= 0.2827,KC= 0.2151

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.47, b=1.487, g=1.54, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=60.

Calculated Properties of Ammonioborite

Electron Density:

r_electron=1.80 gm/cc
note: r_{Ammonioborite}=1.77 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.10114
Boson Index = 0.89886

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ammonioborite}= 0.33 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ammonioborite} x r_electron= 0.60 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Ammonioborite is Not Radioactive

Ammonioborite Classification

Dana Class:

26.5.3.1 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.5)Dana Type

(26.5.3)Dana Group

26.5.3.1 Ammonioborite (NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

V/H.15-10 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates

V/H - Group borates. Planary and tetrahedral groups [B3O5]1- to [B6O10]2-

V/H.15 - Ammonioborite - Sborgite series

V/H.15-10 Ammonioborite (NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

V/H.15-20 Santite KB5O6(OH)4·2(H2O) Aba2 mm2

V/H.15-30 Sborgite NaB5O6(OH)4·3(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Other Ammonioborite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ammonioborite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Ammonioborite

(NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O)
Dana No: 26.5.3.1 Strunz No: V/H.15-10
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