General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 467.14 gm)
Magnesium 26.01 % Mg
Boron 4.63 % B
Hydrogen 2.80 % H
Chlorine 15.18 % Cl
Oxygen 51.37 % O
Empirical Formula:
Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O)
Environment:
Alteration product.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1980
Locality:
Korshunov skarn-magnetite deposit, Baikalia, Russia.
Name Origin:
Named for Leonid I. Shabynin (1909-), Russian geologist.
Physical Properties:
Color:
snow white.
Density:
2.32
Hardness:
3 - Calcite
Streak:
white
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