Ruitenbergite Mineral Data

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General Ruitenbergite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,969.93 gm

Calcium 18.31 % Ca 25.62 % CaO

Boron 14.27 % B 45.94 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 2.56 % H 22.86 % H₂O

Chlorine 7.20 % Cl 7.20 % Cl

- % Cl -1.62 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 57.66 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₉B₂₆O₃₄(OH)₂₄Cl₄·13(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1993

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 76889

IMA1992-011

PDF 46-1429

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Ruitenbergite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.0463:1:1.8065

Cell Dimensions:

a = 19.88, b = 9.715, c = 17.551, Z = 2; beta = 114.85° V = 3,075.85 Den(Calc)= 2.13

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2₁

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.56(1), 6.62(0.7), 9.03(0.6),

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Grice J D , Burns P C , Hawthorne F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 32 (1994) p.1-14, Determination of the megastructures of the borate polymorphs pringleite and, ruitenbergite

Physical Properties of Ruitenbergite

Cleavage:

[???] Good

Color:

Colorless, Light yellow.

Density:

2.21

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Ruitenbergite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2585,KPDmeas= 0.2492,KC= 0.2531

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.542, b=1.545, g=1.565, bire=0.0230, 2V(Calc)=44, 2V(Meas)=42.5-47.

Calculated Properties of Ruitenbergite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.23 gm/cc
note: r_{Ruitenbergite}=2.21 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02892
Boson Index = 0.97108

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ruitenbergite}= 2.90 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ruitenbergite} x r_electron= 6.49 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Ruitenbergite is Not Radioactive

Ruitenbergite Classification

Dana Class:

26.5.17.2 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.5)Dana Type

(26.5.17)Dana Group

26.5.17.1 Pringleite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O) P1 1

26.5.17.2 Ruitenbergite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O) P 2₁ 2

26.5.17.3 Brianroulstonite! Ca3[B5O6(OH)6](OH)Cl2·8(H2O) Pa m

26.5.17.4 Penobsquisite! Ca2Fe[B9O13(OH)6]Cl·4(H2O) P 2₁ 2

26.5.17.5 Walkerite! Ca16(Mg,Li,[])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28(H2O) Pba2 mm2

Strunz Class:

V/K.09-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates

V/K - Layered borates with complex groups [Bx(O,OH)y]

V/K.09 - Pringleite - Ruitenbergite series

V/K.09-05 Brianroulstonite! Ca3[B5O6(OH)6](OH)Cl2·8(H2O) Pa m

V/K.09-10 Pringleite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O) P1 1

V/K.09-20 Ruitenbergite Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O) P 2₁ 2

V/K.09-25 Walkerite! Ca16(Mg,Li,[])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28(H2O) Pba2 mm2

V/K.09-30 Penobsquisite! Ca2Fe[B9O13(OH)6]Cl·4(H2O) P 2₁ 2

Other Ruitenbergite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1012,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1012,1994)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ruitenbergite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Ruitenbergite

Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O)
Dana No: 26.5.17.2 Strunz No: V/K.09-20
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