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Inderite Mineral Data + |
General Inderite Information |
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| MgB3O3(OH)5·5(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 279.85 gm | |||
| Magnesium 8.69 % Mg 14.40 % MgO | |||
| Boron 11.59 % B 37.32 % B2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 5.40 % H 48.28 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 74.32 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| MgB3O3(OH)5·5(H2O) | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 | |||
| Inder Lake, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named after its source. | |||
| ICSD 60 | |||
| PDF 36-423 | |||
Inderite Image | |||
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Inderite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.9195:1:0.5182 | |||
| a = 12.12, b = 13.18, c = 6.83, Z = 4; beta = 104.817° V = 1,054.76 Den(Calc)= 1.76 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.26(1), 5.66(1), 5.01(0.9), | |||
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Physical Properties of Inderite |
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| [110] Good | |||
| Colorless, White, Pink. | |||
| 1.8 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | |||
| Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. | |||
| Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | |||
| 2.5 - Finger Nail | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Inderite |
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| CI meas= -0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2811,KPDmeas= 0.2748,KC= 0.2732 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.488, b=1.491, g=1.505, bire=0.0170, 2V(Calc)=52, 2V(Meas)=37. | |||
Calculated Properties of Inderite |
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relectron=1.88 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.03211 Boson Index = 0.96789 |
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PEInderite = 0.48 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Inderite is Not Radioactive |
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Inderite Classification |
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| 26.3.1.3 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (26.3)Dana Type | |||
| (26.3.1)Dana Group | |||
| V/H.06-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | |||
| V/H - Group borates. Planary and tetrahedral groups [B3O5]1- to [B6O10]2- | |||
| V/H.06 - Kurnakovite - Solongoite series | |||
Other Inderite Information |
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| NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Inderite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Inderite using: Visit our Advertisers for Inderite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich 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 The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Inderite Mineral Data : Ask about Inderite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Inderite Specimen Label here :
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