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General Borodaevite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,736.95 gm
   Silver    19.71 %  Ag
   Bismuth   51.54 %  Bi
   Antimony  10.01 %  Sb
   Sulfur    18.75 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ag5Bi6.75Sb2.25S16
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1992
Help on Locality: Locality: Alaskitivoje, near Ust-Nera, Yakutia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named in 1992 for its similarity to pavonite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1991-037
 

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Borodaevite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =3.2979:1:6.3445
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 13.515, b = 4.098, c = 26, Z = 2; beta = 93° V = 1,438.02 Den(Calc)= 6.32
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.82(1), 3.24(0.9), 3.37(0.9),
 

Physical Properties of Borodaevite

Help on Color: Color: Gray.
Help on Density: Density: 7.9
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3.5 - Copper Penny
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Calculated Properties of Borodaevite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.38 gm/cc
note: rBorodaevite =6.32 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.0014
Boson Index = 0.9986
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBorodaevite =1,061.86 barns/electron
U=PEBorodaevite x relectron=5,718.00 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Borodaevite is Not Radioactive

 

Borodaevite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 3.8.10.5 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (3.8)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (3.8.10)Pavonite Group (Monoclinic: C/2c bismuth sulfosalts)
 
3.8.10.1 Pavonite (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)3S5 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.2 Makovickyite Ag1.5Bi5.5S9 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.3 Benjaminite (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.4 Mummeite Ag3CuPbBi6S13orAg2Cu2Pb2Bi6S13 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.5 Borodaevite Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.6 Cupropavonite AgPbCu2Bi5S10 C 2/c 2/m
 
3.8.10.7 Cupromakovickyite! Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18 C 2/m 2/m
 
3.8.10.8 Kudriavite! (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4 C 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/E.09-05 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Sulfosalts with predominant Silver, x = 6.0 - 1.6
  II/E.09 - Benjaminite - Kitaibelite series
 
II/E.09-05 Borodaevite Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/E.09-10 Benjaminite (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/E.09-20 Mummeite Ag3CuPbBi6S13orAg2Cu2Pb2Bi6S13 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/E.09-30 Pavonite (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)3S5 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/E.09-40 Cupropavonite AgPbCu2Bi5S10 C 2/c 2/m
 
II/E.09-50 Kitaibelite* Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono
 
II/E.09-60 Makovickyite Ag1.5Bi5.5S9 C 2/c 2/m
 

Other Borodaevite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Borodaevite :
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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Borodaevite

Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16
Dana No: 3.8.10.5 Strunz No: II/E.09-05
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