Buryatite Mineral Data

General Buryatite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca3(Si,Fe+++,Al)[SO4][B(OH)4](OH,O)6•12(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 730.42 gm

Calcium 16.46 % Ca 23.03 % CaO

Aluminum 0.37 % Al 0.70 % Al₂O₃

Iron 1.53 % Fe 2.19 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 2.31 % Si 4.94 % SiO₂

Boron 1.48 % B 4.77 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 5.34 % H 47.73 % H₂O

Sulfur 4.39 % S 10.96 % SO₃

Oxygen 68.12 % O

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100.00 % 94.30 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₃Si_0.6Fe³⁺_0.2Al_0.1(SO₄)B(OH)_14.7O_0.4•12(H₂O)

Environment:

Found in a drill core of a kurchatovite-sakhaite ore in the Solongo deposit. Ettringite group

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Solongo boron deposit, Buryatiya, Ural Mts, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality

Synonym:

IMA2000-021

Buryatite Image

Images:

Buryatite

Comments: Vitreous colorless buryatite on matrix.
Location: Solongo B deposit, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Buryatite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.8842

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.14, c = 20.99, Z = 4; V = 2,255.87 Den(Calc)= 2.15

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 3₁c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.596(1)(312), 2.121(0.9)(136), 3.04(0.8),9.7(0.8)(100), 1.498(0.7)(248), 1.833(0.6)(332), 2.374(0.6)(134), 2.736(0.6)(304), 3.85(0.6),

Physical Properties of Buryatite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect

Color:

Light violet gray.

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Buryatite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.052 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2453,KC= 0.2589
Ncalc = 1.56

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.523, e=1.532, bire=0.0090.

Calculated Properties of Buryatite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.26 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Buryatite =2.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0052332237
Boson Index = 0.9947667763

Photoelectric:

PE_Buryatite= 2.91 barns/electron
U=PE_Buryatite x rElectron Density= 6.56 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Buryatite Classification

Dana Class:

31.10.02.03 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.10)miscellaneous

(31.10.02)Dana Group

31.10.02.01 Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12•26(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

31.10.02.02 Bentorite Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12•26(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

31.10.02.03 Buryatite! Ca3(Si,Fe,Al)[SO4][B(OH)4](OH,O)6•12(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

Strunz Class:

07.DG.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O

07.DG -With large and medium sized cations; with NO3, CO3, B(OH)4, SiO4 or IO3

07.DG.15 Bentorite Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12•26(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

07.DG.15 Charlesite Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12•26(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

07.DG.15 Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12•26(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

07.DG.15 Jouravskite Ca3Mn(SO4,CO3)2(OH)6•12(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m

07.DG.15 Sturmanite Ca6(Fe,Al,Mn)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH)12•25(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

07.DG.15 Thaumasite Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6•12(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m

07.DG.15 Buryatite! Ca3(Si,Fe,Al)[SO4][B(OH)4](OH,O)6•12(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

07.DG.15 Carraraite! Ca3Ge(OH)6(SO4)(CO3)•12H2O P 6₃/m, or P 6₃ Hex

Other Buryatite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 87, p 1509) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 1509) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 1509)

See Also:

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

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Buryatite

Ca3(Si,Fe+++,Al)[SO4][B(OH)4](OH,O)6•12(H2O)
Dana No: 31.10.02.03 Strunz No: 07.DG.15
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