Jeremejevite Mineral Data + 
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- 25.8.1.1 Jeremejevite Al6B5O15(F,OH)3 P 63/m 6/m
- V/G.05-10 Fluoborite Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 P 63/m 6/m
- V/G.05-20 Karlite! (Mg,Al)6(BO3)3(OH,Cl)4 P 212121 2 2 2
- V/G.05-30 Jeremejevite Al6B5O15(F,OH)3 P 63/m 6/m
- V/G.05-40 Painite CaZrB[Al9O18] P 63/m 6/m
General Jeremejevite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Al6B5O15(F,OH)3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 511.93 gm | ||
| Aluminum 31.62 % Al 59.75 % Al2O3 | |||
| Boron 10.56 % B 34.00 % B2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.10 % H 0.88 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 48.44 % O | |||
| Fluorine 9.28 % F 9.28 % F | |||
| - % F -3.91 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Al6B5O15F2.5(OH)0.5 | ||
| Environment: |
Granitic pegmatites. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1883 | ||
| Locality: |
Soktujberg, Adun-Tchilon and Baikal, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after the Russian mineralogist, P. V. Jeremejev (1820-1899). | ||
| Synonym: |
Eichwaldite | ||
| Eremeyevite | |||
| Eremyeevite | |||
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Jeremejevite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.95587 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.5591, c = 8.1814, Z = 2; V = 519.06 Den(Calc)= 3.28 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 63/m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.388(1), 4.27(1), 2.19(0.9), | ||
| Forms:
Mouse |
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Jeremejevite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Colorless, White, Yellowish white, Bluish white. | ||
| Density: |
3.28 - 3.31, Average = 3.29 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Habit: |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. | ||
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
| Hardness: |
7 - Quartz | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Jeremejevite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1971,KPDmeas= 0.1962,KC= 0.2041 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.64, w=1.653, bire=0.0130. | ||
Calculated Properties of Jeremejevite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.20 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.02124 Boson Index = 0.97876 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEJeremejevite = 1.09 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Jeremejevite is Not Radioactive |
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Jeremejevite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
25.8.1.1 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (25.8)Dana Type | |||
| (25.8.1)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/G.05-30 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/G - "Insel" borates [BO3]3- "inseln" | |||
| V/G.05 - Fluoborite - Painite series | |||
Other Jeremejevite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Jeremejevite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Tradeshop.com - The Rainbow of Gems 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Jeremejevite using: Visit our Advertisers for Jeremejevite : Translate Jeremejevite Mineral Data : Ask about Jeremejevite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Jeremejevite Specimen Label here :
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