General Boggildite Information Chemical Formula: |
Sr2Na2Al2(PO4)F9 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 541.14 gm |
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Sodium 8.50 % Na 11.45 % Na2O |
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Strontium 32.38 % Sr 38.30 % SrO |
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Aluminum 9.97 % Al 18.84 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 5.72 % P 13.12 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 11.83 % O |
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Fluorine 31.60 % F 31.60 % F |
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F -13.30 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Sr2Na2Al2(PO4)F9 |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954 |
Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Synonym: |
Boeggildite |
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ICSD 201343 |
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PDF 14-417 |
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| | Boggildite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5018:1:1.7753 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.251, b = 10.464, c = 18.577, Z = 4; beta = 107.53° V = 973.34 Den(Calc)= 3.69 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.162(1), 3.893(0.8), 3.96(0.65), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Boggildite Color: |
Red. |
Density: |
3.66 |
Hardness: |
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Boggildite Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.462, b=1.466, g=1.469, bire=0.0070, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=78-80. |
| Calculated Properties of Boggildite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.44 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Boggildite =3.69 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 Photoelectric: |
PEBoggildite = 37.61 barns/electron |
U=PEBoggildite x rElectron Density= 129.25 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Boggildite is Not Radioactive | Boggildite Classification Dana Class: |
12.01.06.01 (12)Compound Halides |
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(12.01)with miscellaneous anions |
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(12.01.06)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
03.CG.20 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CG -Aluminofluorides with CO3, SO4, PO4 |
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| Other Boggildite Information References: |
NAME( Athena) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Boggildite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Boggildite using: Visit our Advertisers for Boggildite : A Bijoux Google Search for BoggilditeAdam's Minerals Google Search for Boggildite Cape Minerals Google Search for Boggildite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Boggildite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Boggildite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Boggildite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Boggildite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Boggildite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Boggildite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Boggildite Ask about Boggildite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Boggildite Specimen Label here :
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