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Ferruccite Mineral Data
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General Ferruccite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
NaBF4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 109.79 gm |
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Sodium 20.94 % Na 28.23 % Na2O |
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Boron 9.85 % B 31.70 % B2O3 |
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Fluorine 69.22 % F 69.22 % F |
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F -29.14 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
NaBF4 |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933 |
Locality: |
Vesuvio (Vesuvius), Napoli, Campania, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Ferruccio Zambonini. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Ferruccite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 36067 |
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PDF 11-671 |
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Ferruccite Image |
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Ferruccite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.0912:1:1.0832 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.82, b = 6.25, c = 6.77, Z = 4; V = 288.57 Den(Calc)= 2.53 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mcm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.39(1), 3.41(0.85), 2.31(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Ferruccite
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Cleavage: |
{100} Good, {010} Good, {001} Good |
Color: |
Colorless, White. |
Density: |
2.496 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Ferruccite
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Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.301, b=1.3012, g=1.3068, bire=0.0058, 2V(Calc)=22, 2V(Meas)=11.417. |
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Calculated Properties of Ferruccite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.40 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Ferruccite =2.53 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
Photoelectric: |
PEFerruccite = 0.78 barns/electron U=PEFerruccite x rElectron Density= 1.86 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Ferruccite is Not Radioactive |
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Ferruccite Classification
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Dana Class: |
11.02.03.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.02)where (A)m B (X)4 |
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(11.02.03)Dana Group |
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11.02.03.01 Ferruccite NaBF4 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
03.CA.05 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CA -Borofluorides |
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03.CA.05 Ferruccite NaBF4 C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Ferruccite Information
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References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ferruccite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Dana No: 11.02.03.01 Strunz No: 03.CA.05
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