Sborgite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Sborgite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 295.11 gm

Sodium 7.79 % Na 10.50 % Na2O

Boron 18.32 % B 58.98 % B2O3

Hydrogen 3.42 % H 30.52 % H2O

Oxygen 70.48 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Pipe scale at a reduction works for borates from hot spring lagoons, between 32 deg C and 60 deg C.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Help on Locality: Locality:

Larderello, Val di Cecina, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Umberto Sborgi (1883-1955), Italian chemist, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Sborgite Say SBORGITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 2849

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Sborgite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6788:1:0.8311

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.1, b = 16.35, c = 13.59, Z = 8; beta = 113.167° V = 2,267.50 Den(Calc)= 1.73

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 4.6(1), 3.3(0.77), 3.2(0.76),

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| | Merlino S , Sartori F , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 28 (1972) p.3559-3567, The crystal structure of sborgite, NaB5O6(OH)4*3H2O, Locality: synthetic | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Sborgite

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless.

Help on Density: Density:

1.713

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Sborgite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.058 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2651,KPDmeas= 0.2678,KC= 0.2505
Ncalc = 1.43

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.431, b=1.438, g=1.507, bire=0.0760, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=35.

Calculated Properties of Sborgite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.76 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sborgite =1.73 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESborgite = 0.43 barns/electron
U=PESborgite x rElectron Density= 0.75 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Sborgite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

26.05.01.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.05)Dana Type

(26.05.01)Dana Group

26.05.01.01 Sborgite NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

06.EA.05 06 - BORATES

06.E - Pentaborates

06.EA -Neso-pentaborates

06.EA.05 Sborgite NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Other Sborgite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Sborgite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Sborgite

NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O)
Dana No: 26.05.01.01 Strunz No: 06.EA.05
Locality:

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