Hambergite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Hambergite Information
Be2BO3(OH)
Molecular Weight = 93.84 gm
Beryllium 19.21 % Be 53.31 % BeO
Boron 11.52 % B 37.09 % B2O3
Hydrogen 1.07 % H 9.60 % H2O
Oxygen 68.20 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Be2(BO3)(OH)
Accessory mineral in granite pegmatites.
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890
Helgeroa, Langesundsfjord, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Named for Axel Hamberg (1863-1933), Swedish mineralogist and geographer.
ICSD 81591
PDF 17-475
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Hambergite Crystallography
a:b:c =0.798:1:0.3622
a = 9.76, b = 12.23, c = 4.43, Z = 8; V = 528.79 Den(Calc)= 2.36
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P bca
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.82(1), 3.13(0.9), 4.53(0.8),
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Physical Properties of Hambergite
{010} Perfect, {100} Good
Colorless, Gray white, Yellowish white, White.
2.372
Transparent to Translucent
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
7.5 - Garnet
Non-fluorescent.
Vitreous - Dull
white
Optical Properties of Hambergite
CI meas= -0.035 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.04 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.25,KPDmeas= 0.2487,KC= 0.2403
Ncalc = 1.57
Biaxial (+), a=1.55, b=1.59, g=1.63, bire=0.0800
colorless.
colorless.
colorless.
Calculated Properties of Hambergite
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Hambergite =2.37 gm/cc.
Fermion Index = 0.21
Boson Index = 0.79
PEHambergite = 0.33 barns/electron
U=PEHambergite x rElectron Density= 0.76 barns/cc.
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Hambergite is Not Radioactive
Hambergite Classification
25.01.01.01 (25)Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
(25.01)Dana Type
(25.01.01)Dana Group
25.01.01.01 Hambergite Be2BO3(OH) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
06.AB.05 06 - BORATES
06.A - Monoborates
06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc.
06.AB.05 Hambergite Be2BO3(OH) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
Other Hambergite Information
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
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Hambergite
Be2BO3(OH)
Dana No: 25.01.01.01 Strunz No: 06.AB.05
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