Balavinskite Mineral Data

General Balavinskite Information

Chemical Formula:

Sr2B6O11•4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 488.15 gm

Strontium 35.90 % Sr 42.45 % SrO

Boron 13.29 % B 42.78 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 1.65 % H 14.76 % H₂O

Oxygen 49.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Sr₂B₆O₁₁•4(H₂O)

Environment:

Inadequately described mineral.

IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 1971 - Published 1966

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Unknown.

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Balavinskite Crystallography

Crystal System:

MonoclinicSpace Group: Mono ?

Physical Properties of Balavinskite

Color:

White.

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Balavinskite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.519, b=1.552, g=1.561, bire=0.0420

Calculated Properties of Balavinskite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95

Photoelectric:

PE_Balavinskite= 39.75 barns/electron
U=PE_Balavinskite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Balavinskite is Not Radioactive

Balavinskite Classification

Dana Class:

13.00.00.00 (13)Carbonate Minerals

(13.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(13.00.00)Borate, Hydrated

13.00.00.00 Aldzhanite* CaMgB2O4Cl•7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

13.00.00.00 Alfredstelznerite Ca4(H2O)4[B4O4(OH)6]4{H2O}15 P ca2₁ mm2

13.00.00.00 Balavinskite? Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) Mono ? Mono

13.00.00.00 IMA2008-069 Na3Y(CO3)3•6H2O P 6₃ 6

13.00.00.00 Mackelveyite-(Y) NaBa3CaY(CO3)3(OH)6•3H2O P1 1

Strunz Class:

06.FC.05 06 - BORATES

06.F - Hexaborates

06.FC -Phyllo-hexaborates

06.FC.05 Balavinskite? Sr2B6O11•4(H2O) Mono ? Mono

06.FC.05 Nobleite CaB6O9(OH)2•3(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

06.FC.05 Tunellite SrB6O9(OH)2•3(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Balavinskite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v54:575)

See Also:

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Balavinskite

Sr2B6O11•4(H2O)
Dana No: 13.00.00.00 Strunz No: 06.FC.05
Locality:

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