General Fluoborite Information![]() Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 186.61 gm |
|
Magnesium 39.33 % Mg 65.22 % MgO |
|
Boron 5.68 % B 18.28 % B2O3 |
|
Hydrogen 0.38 % H 3.43 % H2O |
|
Oxygen 31.29 % O |
|
Fluorine 23.31 % F 23.31 % F |
|
- %
F -9.82 % -O=F2 |
|
______ ______ |
|
100.00 % 100.43 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Mg3.02(BO3)0.98F2.29(OH)0.71 |
![]() A rare hydrothermal mineral in skarns developed in metamorphosed boron-rich magnesian rocks |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 |
![]() Huerta del Vinagre mine, Spain Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the essential chemical components, FLUOrine and BORon |
![]() Fluoborite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 4226 |
|
PDF 19-468 |
| | Fluoborite Image
|
![]()
|
Fluoborite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.34905 |
![]() a = 8.924, c = 3.115, Z = 2; V = 214.84 Den(Calc)= 2.88 |
![]() Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 63/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 4.41(1), 2.41(0.95), 2.12(0.9), |
|
![]()
Mouse
|
| Physical Properties of Fluoborite![]() {0001} Indistinct |
![]() Colorless, Violet, White. |
![]() 2.89 |
![]() Transparent |
![]() Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
![]() Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
![]() Stellate - Occurs as spherical, radial aggregates radiating from a "star" like point. |
![]() 3.5 - Copper Penny |
![]() Fluorescent, Short UV=yellow cream. |
![]() Vitreous - Silky |
![]() Nonmagnetic |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Fluoborite![]() Uniaxial (-), e=1.534, w=1.57, bire=0.0360. |
| Calculated Properties of Fluoborite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.83 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Fluoborite =2.88 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 ![]() PEFluoborite = 1.06 barns/electron |
U=PEFluoborite x rElectron Density= 2.99 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Fluoborite is Not Radioactive | Fluoborite Classification![]() 25.01.02.01 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
|
(25.01)Dana Type |
|
(25.01.02)Dana Group |
|
|
![]() 06.AB.50 06 - BORATES |
|
06.A - Monoborates |
|
06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc. |
|
|
| Other Fluoborite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Fluoborite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Franklin Minerals(Palache) 6 - GeoScienceWorld 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - Scandinavian mineral gallery 17 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Fluoborite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fluoborite : A Bijoux Google Search for FluoboriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Fluoborite Cape Minerals Google Search for Fluoborite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Fluoborite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Fluoborite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Fluoborite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Fluoborite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Fluoborite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Fluoborite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Fluoborite Ask about Fluoborite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fluoborite Specimen Label here :
| |
|
| |