General Boothite Information![]() CuSO4•7(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 305.54 gm |
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Magnesium 0.57 % Mg 0.95 % MgO |
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Manganese 0.18 % Mn 0.23 % MnO |
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Zinc 7.49 % Zn 9.32 % ZnO |
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Cobalt 1.16 % Co 1.47 % CoO |
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Copper 17.89 % Cu 22.39 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 4.62 % H 41.27 % H2O |
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Sulfur 10.49 % S 26.20 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 57.60 % O |
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100.00 % 101.84 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Cu0.86Mg0.077(Zn0.05)Mn2+0.01Co0.06(SO4)•7(H2O) |
![]() Secondary mineral in sulfide ores. Ephemeral mineral and virtually impossible to preserve in an artifcial environment. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1903 |
![]() Alma pyrite mine, Leona Heights, Alameda Co. California. Burraga, New South Wales. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Edward Booth (1857-1917), American chemist, University of California. |
![]() Boothite |
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Boothite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =2.1707:1:1.6559 |
![]() a = 14.19, b = 6.537, c = 10.825, Z = 4; beta = 106.02° V = 965.13 Den(Calc)= 2.10 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 4.89(1)(111), 4.826(0.43)(202), 2.798(0.33)(311),5.358(0.22)(011), 3.269(0.2)(020), 5.378(0.13)(102), 2.73(0.11)(411), |
| Physical Properties of Boothite![]() {001} Indistinct, {001} Distinct |
![]() Blue. |
![]() 2.1 |
![]() Transparent to Translucent |
![]() Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. |
![]() 2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail |
![]() Non-fluorescent. |
![]() Vitreous - Silky |
![]() Nonmagnetic |
![]() pale blue |
| Optical Properties of Boothite![]() CI meas= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2286,KPDmeas= 0.2286,KC= 0.2445 Ncalc = 1.51 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.47, b=1.48, g=1.49, bire=0.0200 |
| Calculated Properties of Boothite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.15 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Boothite =2.10 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0047143477 |
Boson Index = 0.9952856523 ![]() PEBoothite = 12.06 barns/electron |
U=PEBoothite x rElectron Density= 25.90 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Boothite is Not Radioactive | Boothite Classification![]() 29.06.10.02 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates |
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(29.06)where A XO4 · x(H2O) |
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(29.06.10)Melanterite Group (Heptahydrates, Monoclinic: P21/c) |
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![]() 07.CB.35 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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07.CB -With only medium-sized cations |
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| Other Boothite Information![]() NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Dana, AmMin 90:771) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Boothite : |
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 Search for Boothite using: Visit our Advertisers for Boothite : A Bijoux Google Search for BoothiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Boothite Cape Minerals Google Search for Boothite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Boothite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Boothite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Boothite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Boothite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Boothite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Boothite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Boothite Ask about Boothite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Boothite Specimen Label here :
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