Suanite Mineral Data

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General Suanite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mg2B2O5

Composition:

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

Empirical Formula:

Mg₂B₂O₅

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 81229

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Suanite Image

Images:

Suanite

Comments: Dark olive green nearly opaque suanite cleavage.
Location: Houxianya, Yingkou, Liaoning, China. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Suanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =3.9455:1:2.9487

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.31, b = 3.12, c = 9.2, Z = 4; beta = 104.33° V = 342.35 Den(Calc)= 2.91

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.556(1), 2.01(0.6), 2.823(0.5),

Physical Properties of Suanite

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

Gray white, White.

Density:

2.91

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Silky - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Suanite

Gladstone-Dale:

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

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.596, b=1.639, g=1.67, bire=0.0740, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=70.

Calculated Properties of Suanite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.87 gm/cc
note: r_Suanite=2.91 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.06125
Boson Index = 0.93875

Photoelectric:

PE_Suanite= 0.87 barns/electron
U=PE_Suanite x r_electron= 2.51 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Suanite is Not Radioactive

Suanite Classification

Dana Class:

24.4.1.1 (24)Borates - Anhydrous

(24.4)where (A)2 (X2O5)

(24.4.1)Dana Group

24.4.1.1 Suanite Mg2B2O5 P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

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

V/H.01-10 Suanite Mg2B2O5 P 2₁/a 2/m

V/H.01-20 Clinokurchatovite Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)B2O5 P 2₁/b 2/m

V/H.01-30 Kurchatovite Ca(Mg,Mn,Fe)B2O5 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Suanite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Suanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 -École des Mines de Paris

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Suanite

Mg2B2O5
Dana No: 24.4.1.1 Strunz No: V/H.01-10
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