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- 26.3.7.1 Nifontovite Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O) C 2/c,Cc Mono
- V/H.09-10 Nifontovite Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O) C 2/c,Cc Mono
General Nifontovite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 521.21 gm | ||
| Calcium 23.07 % Ca 32.28 % CaO | |||
| Boron 12.44 % B 40.07 % B2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 3.09 % H 27.65 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 61.39 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1961 | ||
| Locality: |
Novofrolovo mine, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Roman V. Nifontov (1901-1960), Russian geologist. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 20196 | ||
| PDF 46-1465 | |||
Nifontovite Image | |||
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Nifontovite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.378:1:1.4283 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 13.089, b = 9.498, c = 13.566, Z = 4; beta = 119.58° V = 1,466.71 Den(Calc)= 2.36 | ||
| Crystal System: |
MonoclinicSpace Group: C 2/c,Cc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.28(1), 2.238(0.8), 3.84(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Nifontovite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Indistinct | ||
| Color: |
Colorless, Gray. | ||
| Density: |
2.36 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
| Luminescence: |
Fluorescent, Long UV=violet. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Nifontovite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2453,KPDmeas= 0.2453,KC= 0.248 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.575, b=1.578, g=1.584, bire=0.0090, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=76. Dispersion r > v strong. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
colorless. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
colorless. | ||
Calculated Properties of Nifontovite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.41 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.02537 Boson Index = 0.97463 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PENifontovite = 3.00 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nifontovite is Not Radioactive |
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Nifontovite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
26.3.7.1 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (26.3)Dana Type | |||
| (26.3.7)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/H.09-10 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/H - Group borates. Planary and tetrahedral groups [B3O5]1- to [B6O10]2- | |||
| V/H.09 - Nifontovite series | |||
Other Nifontovite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nifontovite : 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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Nifontovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nifontovite : Translate Nifontovite Mineral Data : Ask about Nifontovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nifontovite Specimen Label here :
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