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Boussingaultite Mineral Data + |
General Boussingaultite Information |
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| (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 360.60 gm | |||
| Magnesium 6.74 % Mg 11.18 % MgO | |||
| Hydrogen 2.24 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O | |||
| Hydrogen 3.35 % H 29.98 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 17.78 % S 44.41 % SO3 | |||
| Nitrogen 7.77 % N 14.44 % (NH4)2O | |||
| Oxygen 62.12 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6(H2O) | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1864 | |||
| Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| ICSD 25713 | |||
| PDF 35-771 | |||
Boussingaultite Image | |||
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Boussingaultite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.7382:1:0.4932 | |||
| a = 9.28, b = 12.57, c = 6.2, Z = 2; beta = 107.1° V = 691.26 Den(Calc)= 1.73 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 4.22(1), 2.085(0.95), 5.11(0.85), | |||
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Physical Properties of Boussingaultite |
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| [???] Perfect, [???] Distinct | |||
| Colorless, Yellow pink, Light yellow, Pink. | |||
| 1.7 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| 2 - Gypsum | |||
| Non-fluorescent. | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| Nonmagnetic | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Boussingaultite |
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| CI meas= -0.376 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.352 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2742,KPDmeas= 0.2791,KC= 0.2029 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.4716, b=1.473, g=1.4786, bire=0.0070 | |||
Calculated Properties of Boussingaultite |
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relectron=1.82 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.08577 Boson Index = 0.91423 |
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PEBoussingaultite = 1.31 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Boussingaultite is Not Radioactive |
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Boussingaultite Classification |
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| 29.3.7.2 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | |||
| (29.3)where (A+)2 B (XO4)2 · x(H2O) | |||
| (29.3.7)Dana Group | |||
| VI/C.19-30 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size | |||
| VI/C.19 - Picromerite group | |||
Other Boussingaultite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
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