Jamborite Mineral Data + 
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- 6.3.8.1 Jamborite (Ni,Ni,Fe)(OH)2(OH,S,(H2O)) Unk Hex
- IV/F.04-10 Jamborite (Ni,Ni,Fe)(OH)2(OH,S,(H2O)) Unk Hex
- IV/F.04-15 Brandholzite! Mg[Sb(OH)6]2·6(H2O) P 3 3
- IV/F.04-20 Bottinoite NiSb2(OH)12·6(H2O) P 3 3
General Jamborite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ni++,Ni+++,Fe)(OH)2(OH,S,(H2O)) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 111.03 gm | ||
| Iron 5.03 % Fe 6.47 % FeO | |||
| Nickel 47.57 % Ni 33.63 % NiO / 29.79 % Ni2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.72 % H 24.34 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 2.89 % S 2.89 % S2- | |||
| - % S -1.44 % -O=S | |||
| Oxygen 41.79 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 95.68 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni0.5Ni0.4Fe2+0.1(OH)2.8S0.1(H2O)0.1 | ||
| Environment: |
In cavities in ophiolitic rock. An alteration of millerite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 | ||
| Locality: |
Montescuto Ragazza near Bologna and at Casteluccio di Moscheda near Modena, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for John L. Jambor, (1936-), mineralogist, Geological Survey of Canada. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1971-037 | ||
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Jamborite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:7.58957 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.07, c = 23.3, Z = 3; V = 190.18 Den(Calc)= 2.91 | ||
| Crystal System: |
HexagonalSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.78(1), 2.592(0.6), 1.53(0.5),3.98(0.4), 1.5(0.3), 1.321(0.1), 2.32(0.1), | ||
Physical Properties of Jamborite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Green. | ||
| Density: |
2.67 | ||
| Habit: |
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ||
| Habit: |
Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure. | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
Optical Properties of Jamborite |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.602, w=1.607, bire=0.0050. | ||
Calculated Properties of Jamborite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.91 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00686 Boson Index = 0.99314 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEJamborite = 20.16 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Jamborite is Not Radioactive |
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Jamborite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
6.3.8.1 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | ||
| (6.3)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups | |||
| (6.3.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/F.04-10 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure | |||
| IV/F.04 - Jamborite - Bottinoite series | |||
Other Jamborite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Jamborite : 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 Jamborite using: Visit our Advertisers for Jamborite : Translate Jamborite Mineral Data : Ask about Jamborite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Jamborite Specimen Label here :
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