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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 |
MgTi0.6Fe3+0.3Al0.1(BO3)O |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1838 |
Southwest of Edenville, in the town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after its locality. |
Warwickite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 8130 |
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PDF 19-775 |
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Warwickite Crystallographya:b:c =0.9827:1:0.3296 |
a = 9.197, b = 9.358, c = 3.085, Z = 4; V = 265.51 Den(Calc)= 3.68 |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.58(1), 1.5(0.5), 1.6(0.5), |
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| Physical Properties of Warwickite{100} Perfect |
Brown, Black. |
3.36 |
Transparent to Subtranslucent |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite |
Non-fluorescent. |
Vitreous - Silky |
bluish black |
| Optical Properties of WarwickiteCI 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 Biaxial (+), a=1.806, b=1.809, g=1.83, bire=0.0240 |
| Calculated Properties of WarwickiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.25 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Warwickite =3.36 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 PEWarwickite = 7.12 barns/electron |
U=PEWarwickite x rElectron Density= 23.16 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Warwickite is Not Radioactive | Warwickite Classification24.02.02.01 (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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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 InformationNAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Warwickite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Warwickite using: Visit our Advertisers for Warwickite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Warwickite Mineral Data : Ask about Warwickite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Warwickite Specimen Label here :
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