[Minerals] [Gems] [Sale Items] [Gold Rings] [Big Stuff] [Main Page] Shop early for Holiday Season and get the best stuff. You can put it on layaway for up to six weeks! General Veatchite InformationSr2B11O16(OH)5•(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 653.19 gm |
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Strontium 26.83 % Sr 31.73 % SrO |
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Boron 18.20 % B 58.62 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.08 % H 9.65 % H2O |
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Oxygen 53.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Sr2B11O16(OH)5•(H2O) |
Evaporite borate deposits formed by volcanic activity. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 |
Sterling Borax mine, Tick Canyon, 3. miles NNE of Lang, Los Angeles Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for John A. Veatch (1808-1870), American physician and geologist, who first detected boron in mineral waters in California, USA in the late 1800’s. |
Veatchite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 16921 |
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PDF 12-712 |
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Veatchite Crystallographya:b:c =1.7725:1:0.5653 |
a = 20.81, b = 11.74, c = 6.637, Z = 4; beta = 92.2° V = 1,620.29 Den(Calc)= 2.68 |
Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Aa |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.34(1), 10.5(1), 2.61(0.7), |
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| Physical Properties of Veatchite{010} Perfect, {001} Indistinct |
Colorless, Pearl white. |
2.62 |
Transparent |
2 - Gypsum |
Vitreous - Pearly |
white |
| Optical Properties of VeatchiteCI meas= -0.071 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2144,KPDmeas= 0.2193,KC= 0.2049 Ncalc = 1.54 - 1.55 Biaxial (+), a=1.551, b=1.553, g=1.62, bire=0.0690, 2V(Calc)=22, 2V(Meas)=37. |
| Calculated Properties of VeatchiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.58 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Veatchite =2.68 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 PEVeatchite = 29.71 barns/electron |
U=PEVeatchite x rElectron Density= 76.56 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Veatchite is Not Radioactive | Veatchite Classification26.05.09.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(26.05)Dana Type |
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(26.05.09)Dana Group |
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06.EC.15 06 - BORATES |
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06.E - Pentaborates |
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06.EC -Phyllo-pentaborates |
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| Other Veatchite InformationNAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Veatchite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Veatchite using: Visit our Advertisers for Veatchite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Veatchite Mineral Data : Ask about Veatchite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Veatchite Specimen Label here :
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