General Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Be2BO3(OH) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 93.84 gm |
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Berylium 19.21 % Be 53.31 % BeO |
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Boron 11.52 % B 37.09 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.07 % H 9.60 % H2O |
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Oxygen 68.20 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OxIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Be2(BO3)(OH) |
Locality: |
HEL, MADAGASCAR |
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Hambergite Images
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Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.798:1:0.3622 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.76, b = 12.23, c = 4.43, Z = 8; V = 528.79 Den(Calc)= 2.36 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorombic-Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbca |
x Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.82(1)3.13(0.9)4.53(0.8) |
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Physical Properties
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Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect, [100] Good |
Color: |
colorless, gray white, yellowish white, or white. |
Density: |
2.372 |
Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Hardness: |
7.5 - Garnet |
Luminescence: |
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Luster: |
Vitreous - Dull |
Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties
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Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.55, b=1.59, g=1.63, bire=0.0800 |
Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (y): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (z): |
colorless. |
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Classification
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Dana Class: |
Anhydrous Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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Dana Type |
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Dana Group |
Strunz Class: |
Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates |
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Shelly borates with [BO2]1- to [B6O10]2- |
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STRUNZ V/L.02-10 - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates [Shelly borates with [BO2]1- to [B6O10]2- {Hambergite - Rhodizite series}] |
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- Hambergite Be2BO3(OH) Pbca 2/m 2/m 2/m
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- Rhodizite (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 P43m- -4 3m
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