General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 447.12 gm)
Calcium 17.93 % Ca
Boron 14.51 % B
Hydrogen 3.16 % H
Oxygen 64.41 % O
Empirical Formula:
Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O)
Locality:
Mount Blanco mine, Mount Blanco, Black Mountains, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Perfect, [100] Indistinct, [110] Indistinct
Color:
colorless or white.
Density:
2.12
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent
Habits:
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers., ,
Hardness:
2 - Gypsum
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous - Silky
Streak:
white
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