Braitschite-(Ce) Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Braitschite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43•7(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,623.88 gm

Sodium 5.66 % Na 7.63 % Na2O

Calcium 12.34 % Ca 17.27 % CaO

Lanthanum 4.28 % La 5.02 % La2O3

Cerium 12.94 % Ce 15.16 % Ce2O3

Boron 14.65 % B 47.16 % B2O3

Hydrogen 0.87 % H 7.77 % H2O

Oxygen 49.26 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ca5Na4Ce1.5La0.5B22O43•7(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Marine evaporite deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Help on Locality: Locality:

Cane Creek potash mine, near Moab, Grand County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Otto Braitsch (1921-1966), German mineralogist.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Braitschite-(Ce) + Pronunciation Say BRAITSCHITE-(CE)

Braitschite-(Ce) Image

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Click Here for Larger Braitschite-(Ce) Image Braitschite-(Ce) Comments: Aggregates of white to red-brown platy Braitschite-(Ce) in halite matrix. Location: Cane Creek near Moab, Grand Co., Utah, USA.Scale: Specimen Size 2x2.5 cm. © Diederik Visser

Braitschite-(Ce) Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.60686

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.156, c = 7.377, Z = 1; V = 944.04 Den(Calc)= 2.86

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

HexagonalSpace Group: Unk

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 4.283(1), 3.021(0.92), 10.52(0.54),

Physical Properties of Braitschite-(Ce)

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless, White, Pink.

Help on Density: Density:

2.903

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Habit: Habit:

Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Braitschite-(Ce)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.072 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.088 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.226,KPDmeas= 0.2227,KC= 0.2078
Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.6

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.646, e=1.647, bire=0.0010.

Calculated Properties of Braitschite-(Ce)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.80 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Braitschite-(Ce) =2.90 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBraitschite-(Ce) = 82.82 barns/electron
U=PEBraitschite-(Ce) x relectron= 232.00 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 17,724.30 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Braitschite-(Ce) per GRapi unit = 56.42 (PPM)

Braitschite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Braitschite-(Ce) - weak

SpecimenSizeWeight/Volume(Sphere) * CalculatedActivityBecquerels(Bq) CalculatedActivityCuries (Ci) EstimatedActivityGR(api) EstimatedExposure(mRem**)/hrIf Held in HandFor One Hour
1000 gm / 8.70 cm 385,720 1.04E-05 17,724.30 5.83
100 gm / 4.04 cm 38,572 1.04E-06 1,772.43 0.58
10 gm / 1.87 cm 3,857 1.04E-07 177.24 0.06
1 gm / 8.70 mm 386 1.04E-08 17.72 0.01
0.1 gm / 4.04 mm 39 1.04E-09 1.77 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.87 mm 4 1.04E-10 0.18 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.87 mm 0 1.04E-11 0.02 0.00

Weight of pure Braitschite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.90 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (360 mRem)**
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.86 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (17.22 % REE)

Braitschite-(Ce) Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

26.07.06.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(26.07)Dana Type

(26.07.06)Dana Group

26.07.06.01 Braitschite-(Ce) (Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43•7(H2O) Unk Hex

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

06.HA.10 06 - BORATES

06.H - Unclassified Borates

06.HA -Unclassified borates

06.HA.10 Braitschite-(Ce) (Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43•7(H2O) Unk Hex

Other Braitschite-(Ce) Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Braitschite-(Ce) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Braitschite-(Ce)

(Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43•7(H2O)
Dana No: 26.07.06.01 Strunz No: 06.HA.10
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