| Clinokurchatovite Mineral Data |
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- 24.4.3.1 Clinokurchatovite Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)B2O5 P 21/b 2/m
- V/H.01-10 Suanite Mg2B2O5 P 21/a 2/m
- V/H.01-20 Clinokurchatovite Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)B2O5 P 21/b 2/m
- V/H.01-30 Kurchatovite Ca(Mg,Mn,Fe)B2O5 P 212121 2 2 2
General Clinokurchatovite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(Mg,Fe++,Mn)B2O5 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 178.53 gm | ||
| Calcium 22.45 % Ca 31.41 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 8.17 % Mg 13.55 % MgO | |||
| Manganese 3.08 % Mn 3.97 % MnO | |||
| Iron 9.38 % Fe 12.07 % FeO | |||
| Boron 12.11 % B 39.00 % B2O3 | |||
| Oxygen 44.81 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CaMg0.6Fe2+0.3Mn2+0.1B2O5 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 23013 | ||
| PDF 36-389 | |||
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Clinokurchatovite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.1132:1:0.5105 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 12.19, b = 10.95, c = 5.59, Z = 8; beta = 102° V = 729.85 Den(Calc)= 3.25 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/b | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.799(1), 3.045(1), 3.093(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Clinokurchatovite |
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| Color: |
Light gray. | ||
| Density: |
3.07 - 3.08, Average = 3.07 | ||
| Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
| Streak: |
gray white | ||
Optical Properties of Clinokurchatovite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.055 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2071,KPDmeas= 0.2189,KC= 0.2074 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.642-1.644, b=1.674-1.675, g=1.699-1.704, bire=0.0570-0.0600, 2V(Calc)=80-86, 2V(Meas)=82-88. | ||
Calculated Properties of Clinokurchatovite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.19 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.03477 Boson Index = 0.96523 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEClinokurchatovite = 6.67 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Clinokurchatovite is Not Radioactive |
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Clinokurchatovite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
24.4.3.1 (24)Borates - Anhydrous | ||
| (24.4)where (A)2 (X2O5) | |||
| (24.4.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/H.01-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/H - Group borates. Planary groups [B2O5]4- to [B2O7]2- | |||
| V/H.01 - Suanite - Kurchatovite series | |||
Other Clinokurchatovite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Clinokurchatovite : 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 Search for Clinokurchatovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Clinokurchatovite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Clinokurchatovite Mineral Data : Ask about Clinokurchatovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Clinokurchatovite Specimen Label here :
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