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- 25.3.2.1 Solongoite Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl P 21/c 2/m
- V/H.06-10 Kurnakovite MgB3O3(OH)5·5(H2O) P1 1
- V/H.06-20 Inderite MgB3O3(OH)5·5(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
- V/H.06-30 Inderborite CaMg[B3O3(OH)5]2·6(H2O) A2/a 2/m
- V/H.06-40 Meyerhofferite Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O) P1 1
- V/H.06-50 Inyoite Ca2B6O6(OH)10·8(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
- V/H.06-60 Solongoite Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl P 21/c 2/m
General Solongoite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 280.07 gm | ||
| Calcium 28.62 % Ca 40.05 % CaO | |||
| Boron 11.58 % B 37.29 % B2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.44 % H 12.86 % H2O | |||
| Chlorine 12.66 % Cl 12.66 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -2.86 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 45.70 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1974 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Solongoite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.0922:1:1.7272 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.93, b = 7.26, c = 12.54, Z = 4; beta = 94° V = 720.19 Den(Calc)= 2.58 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.196(1), 1.734(0.9), 7.84(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Solongoite |
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| Color: |
Colorless. | ||
| Density: |
2.514 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Solongoite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.163 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.185 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2022,KPDmeas= 0.2075,KC= 0.248 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.51, b=1.51, g=1.545, bire=0.0350 | ||
Calculated Properties of Solongoite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.51 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.02365 Boson Index = 0.97635 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESolongoite = 4.48 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Solongoite is Not Radioactive |
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Solongoite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
25.3.2.1 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (25.3)Dana Type | |||
| (25.3.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/H.06-60 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 Solongoite 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 Solongoite : 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 Solongoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Solongoite : Translate Solongoite Mineral Data : Ask about Solongoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Solongoite Specimen Label here :
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