General Nasinite Information Chemical Formula: |
Na2B5O8(OH)•2(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 281.06 gm |
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Sodium 16.36 % Na 22.05 % Na2O |
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Boron 19.23 % B 61.92 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.79 % H 16.02 % H2O |
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Oxygen 62.62 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Na2B5O8(OH)•2(H2O) |
Environment: |
Scales on piping in a geothermal field. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1961 |
Locality: |
Larderello, Val di Cecina, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Rafaello Nasini (1854-1931), Italian chemist. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Nasinite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 1973 |
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| | Nasinite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.8376:1:1.7097 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.998, b = 6.529, c = 11.163, Z = 2; V = 874.45 Den(Calc)= 1.07 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P na21 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.27(1), 5.99(0.95), 2.9(0.7), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Nasinite Color: |
White. |
| Optical Properties of Nasinite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -1.077 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.4766,KC= 0.2295 Ncalc = 1.25 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.494, b=1.512, g=1.524, bire=0.0300, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=66.8. |
| Calculated Properties of Nasinite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.07 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Nasinite =1.07 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 Photoelectric: |
PENasinite = 0.52 barns/electron |
U=PENasinite x rElectron Density= 0.55 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Nasinite is Not Radioactive | Nasinite Classification Dana Class: |
26.05.06.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(26.05)Dana Type |
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(26.05.06)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
06.EC.05 06 - BORATES |
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06.E - Pentaborates |
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06.EC -Phyllo-pentaborates |
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| Other Nasinite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nasinite : |
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 Nasinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nasinite : A Bijoux Google Search for NasiniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Nasinite Cape Minerals Google Search for Nasinite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Nasinite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Nasinite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Nasinite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Nasinite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Nasinite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Nasinite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Nasinite Ask about Nasinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nasinite Specimen Label here :
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