General Warwickite Information Chemical Formula: |
Mg(Ti,Fe+++,Al)(BO3)O |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 147.29 gm |
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Magnesium 16.50 % Mg 27.36 % MgO |
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Titanium 19.50 % Ti 32.54 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 1.83 % Al 3.46 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 11.37 % Fe 16.26 % Fe2O3 |
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Boron 7.34 % B 23.63 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 43.45 % O |
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100.00 % 103.26 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
MgTi0.6Fe3+0.3Al0.1(BO3)O |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1838 |
Locality: |
Southwest of Edenville, in the town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named after its locality. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Warwickite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 8130 |
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Warwickite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9827:1:0.3296 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.197, b = 9.358, c = 3.085, Z = 4; V = 265.51 Den(Calc)= 3.68 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.58(1), 1.5(0.5), 1.6(0.5), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Warwickite Cleavage: |
{100} Perfect |
Color: |
Brown, Black. |
Density: |
3.36 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Subtranslucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Habit: |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Hardness: |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite |
Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
Luster: |
Vitreous - Silky |
Streak: |
bluish black |
| Optical Properties of Warwickite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.169 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.241 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2215,KPDmeas= 0.2426,KC= 0.2918 Ncalc = 1.98 - 2.07 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.806, b=1.809, g=1.83, bire=0.0240 |
| Calculated Properties of Warwickite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.25 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Warwickite =3.36 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 Photoelectric: |
PEWarwickite = 7.12 barns/electron |
U=PEWarwickite x rElectron Density= 23.16 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Warwickite is Not Radioactive | Warwickite Classification Dana Class: |
24.02.02.01 (24)Borates - Anhydrous |
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(24.02)where (A)2 BO2 [XO3] |
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(24.02.02)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
06.AB.20 06 - BORATES |
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06.A - Monoborates |
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06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc. |
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| Other Warwickite Information References: |
NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Warwickite : |
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 Warwickite using: Visit our Advertisers for Warwickite : A Bijoux Google Search for WarwickiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Warwickite Cape Minerals Google Search for Warwickite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Warwickite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Warwickite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Warwickite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Warwickite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Warwickite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Warwickite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Warwickite Ask about Warwickite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Warwickite Specimen Label here :
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