General Information
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| Chemical Formula: |
CaB2(SiO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 245.86 gm |
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Calcium 16.30 % Ca 22.81 % CaO |
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Silicon 22.85 % Si 48.88 % SiO2 |
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Boron 8.79 % B 28.32 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 52.06 % O |
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______ ______ |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OxIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaB2Si2O8 |
| Environment: |
Contact metamorphic rocks. |
| Locality: |
Madagascar |
| Name Origin: |
Named after its location. Danbury, Connecticut. |
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Danburite Image
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| Images: |
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Click on the picture to go to Danburite crystal.
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© Image by A. Darbellay |
Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9184:1:0.8822 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.048, b = 8.763, c = 7.731, Z = 4; V = 545.23 Den(Calc)= 3.00 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorombic-Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam |
| x Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.564(1)2.654(0.75) 2.961(0.7) |
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Physical Properties
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| Cleavage: |
[001] Poor |
| Color: |
colorless, white, gray, brownish white, or straw yellow. |
| Density: |
2.97 - 3.02, Average = 2.99 |
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to translucent |
| Fracture: |
Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces. |
| Habits: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix., Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
| Hardness: |
7 - Quartz |
| Luminescence: |
Fluorescent. |
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Greasy |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+/-), a=1.63, b=1.633, g=1.636, bire=0.0060, 2V(Calc)=88, 2V(Meas)=88-90. Dispersion relatively strong. |
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Classification
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| Dana Class: |
Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O |
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with [Si2O7] with borate groups |
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Dana Group |
| Strunz Class: |
Silicates |
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Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders |
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STRUNZ - Silicates [Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders {Reedmergnerite - Danburite series}] |
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- NaBSi3O8 C1- -1
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- Danburite CaB2(SiO4)2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
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