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- 26.1.3.1 Shabynite Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O) Unk. Mono
- V/G.06-10 Berborite Be2(BO3)(OH,F)·(H2O) P 63 6
- V/G.06-20 Wightmanite Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5·2(H2O) I2/m 2/m
- V/G.06-30 Shabynite Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O) Unk. Mono
- V/G.06-40 Canavesite Mg2(CO3)(HBO3)·5(H2O) P 2/m 2/m
- V/G.06-50 Sakhaite Ca3Mg(BO3)2(CO3)·0.36(H2O) F 4132 4 3 2
- V/G.06-60 Qilianshanite NaH4(CO3)(BO3)·2(H2O) C 2 2
General Shabynite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 408.34 gm | ||
| Magnesium 29.76 % Mg 49.35 % MgO | |||
| Boron 2.65 % B 8.52 % B2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 3.21 % H 28.68 % H2O | |||
| Chlorine 17.36 % Cl 17.36 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -3.92 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 47.02 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Alteration product. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 | ||
| Locality: |
Korshunov skarn-magnetite deposit, Baikalia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Leonid I. Shabynin (1909-), Russian geologist. | ||
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Shabynite Crystallography |
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| Crystal System: |
MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk. | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 9.27(1), 2.439(0.8), 3.69(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Shabynite |
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| Color: |
Snow white. | ||
| Density: |
2.32 | ||
| Fracture: |
Flexible - Flexible fragments. | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Shabynite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.098 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) KPDmeas= 0.243,KC= 0.2694 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.543, b=1.571, g=1.577, bire=0.0340, 2V(Calc)=48, 2V(Meas)=49. | ||
Calculated Properties of Shabynite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.36 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.03525 Boson Index = 0.96475 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEShabynite = 1.86 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Shabynite is Not Radioactive |
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Shabynite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
26.1.3.1 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (26.1)Dana Type | |||
| (26.1.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/G.06-30 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/G - "Insel" borates [BO3]3- "inseln" | |||
| V/G.06 - Berborite - Qilianshanite series | |||
Other Shabynite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Shabynite : 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 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Shabynite using: Visit our Advertisers for Shabynite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Shabynite Mineral Data : Ask about Shabynite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Shabynite Specimen Label here :
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