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Suanite Mineral Data + |
General Suanite Information |
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| Mg2B2O5 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 150.23 gm | |||
| Magnesium 32.36 % Mg 53.66 % MgO | |||
| Boron 14.39 % B 46.34 % B2O3 | |||
| Oxygen 53.25 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Mg2B2O5 | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 | |||
| Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| ICSD 81229 | |||
| PDF 16-168 | |||
Suanite Image | |||
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Suanite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =3.9455:1:2.9487 | |||
| a = 12.31, b = 3.12, c = 9.2, Z = 4; beta = 104.33° V = 342.35 Den(Calc)= 2.91 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.556(1), 2.01(0.6), 2.823(0.5), | |||
Physical Properties of Suanite |
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| [???] Perfect | |||
| Gray white, White. | |||
| 2.91 | |||
| 5.5 - Knife Blade | |||
| Silky - Pearly | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Suanite |
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| CI meas= -0.054 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.054 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2182,KPDmeas= 0.2182,KC= 0.207 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.596, b=1.639, g=1.67, bire=0.0740, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=70. | |||
Calculated Properties of Suanite |
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relectron=2.87 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.06125 Boson Index = 0.93875 |
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PESuanite = 0.87 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Suanite is Not Radioactive |
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Suanite Classification |
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| 24.4.1.1 (24)Borates - Anhydrous | |||
| (24.4)where (A)2 (X2O5) | |||
| (24.4.1)Dana Group | |||
| V/H.01-10 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | |||
| V/H - Group borates. Planary groups [B2O5]4- to [B2O7]2- | |||
| V/H.01 - Suanite - Kurchatovite series | |||
Other Suanite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
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