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General Sussexite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: MnBO2(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 114.75 gm
   Manganese  47.87 %  Mn   61.82 % MnO
   Boron       9.42 %  B    30.33 % B2O3
   Hydrogen    0.88 %  H     7.85 % H2O
   Oxygen     41.83 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+BO2(OH)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
 

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Sussexite

Comments: Red resinous sussexite in ore matrix.
Location: Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Sussexite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.3066:1:1.2004
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 3.287, b = 10.718, c = 12.866, Z = 8; beta = 95.8° V = 450.95 Den(Calc)= 3.38
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 6.32(1), 2.478(0.8), 2.744(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Sussexite

Help on Color: Color: White, Pink, Straw yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 3.12
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Habit: Habit: Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Pearly
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Sussexite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2101,KPDmeas= 0.2276,KC= 0.2137
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.67, b=1.728, g=1.732, bire=0.0620
 

Calculated Properties of Sussexite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.24 gm/cc
note: rSussexite =3.38 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01894
Boson Index = 0.98106
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESussexite = 12.45 barns/electron
U=PESussexite x relectron= 40.34 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Sussexite is Not Radioactive

 

Sussexite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 25.2.1.1 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (25.2)Dana Type
  (25.2.1)Dana Group
 
25.2.1.1 Sussexite MnBO2(OH) P 21/c 2/m
 
25.2.1.2 Szaibelyite MgBO2(OH) P 21/a 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: V/H.02-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
  V/H - Group borates. Planary groups [B2O5]4- to [B2O7]2-
  V/H.02 - Szaibelyite - Sibirskite series
 
V/H.02-10 Szaibelyite MgBO2(OH) P 21/a 2/m
 
V/H.02-20 Sussexite MnBO2(OH) P 21/c 2/m
 
V/H.02-30 Sibirskite CaHBO3 P 2/m 2/m
 
V/H.02-35 Parasibirskite! Ca2B2O5·(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
 

Other Sussexite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Sussexite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 5 - EUROmin Project 6 - Franklin Minerals(Palache) 7 -Google Images 8 -Google Scholar 9 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 -MinDAT 11 -MinMax(Deutsch) 12 -MinMax(English) 13 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - WWW-MINCRYST 16 -École des Mines de Paris

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Sussexite

MnBO2(OH)
Dana No: 25.2.1.1 Strunz No: V/H.02-20
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