Fredrikssonite Mineral Data

General Fredrikssonite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mg2(Mn+++,Fe+++)O2(BO3)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 194.81 gm

Magnesium 24.95 % Mg 41.38 % MgO

Manganese 14.10 % Mn 20.26 % Mn₂O₃

Iron 14.33 % Fe 20.49 % Fe₂O₃

Boron 5.55 % B 17.87 % B₂O₃

Oxygen 41.06 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mg₂Mn³⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5O₂(BO₃)

Environment:

In dolomite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1983

Locality:

Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Kurt A. Fredriksson (1926-), Swedish-U.S. Geochemist.

Name Pronunciation:

Fredrikssonite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 70102

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Fredrikssonite Image

Images:

Fredrikssonite Hausmannite

Comments: Red-brown elongated crystalline fredrikssonite in calcite with granular hausmannite.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Fredrikssonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7311:1:0.2352

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.18, b = 12.555, c = 2.954, Z = 4; V = 340.46 Den(Calc)= 3.80

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbam

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.59(1), 2.486(0.9), 5.16(0.8),

Physical Properties of Fredrikssonite

Cleavage:

{???} Poor, {???} Indistinct

Color:

Reddish brown.

Density:

3.84

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

yellowish brown

Optical Properties of Fredrikssonite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.051 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2342,KPDmeas= 0.2318,KC= 0.2467
Ncalc = 1.94 - 1.95

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.82, b=1.86, g=1.99, bire=0.1700, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=51.

Pleochroism (x):

golden brown.

Pleochroism (y):

dark reddish brown.

Pleochroism (z):

black.

Calculated Properties of Fredrikssonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.69 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fredrikssonite =3.80 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Photoelectric:

PE_{Fredrikssonite}= 8.51 barns/electron
U=PE_{Fredrikssonite} x rElectron Density= 31.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Fredrikssonite is Not Radioactive

Fredrikssonite Classification

Dana Class:

24.02.01.06 (24)Borates - Anhydrous

(24.02)where (A)2 BO2 [XO3]

(24.02.01)Ludwigite Group (Space Group: Pbam)

24.02.01.01 Ludwigite Mg2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

24.02.01.02 Vonsenite Fe2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

24.02.01.03 Azoproite (Mg,Fe)2(Fe,Ti,Mg)BO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

24.02.01.04 Bonaccordite Ni2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

24.02.01.05 Chestermanite Mg2(Fe,Mg,Al,Sb)BO3O2 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

24.02.01.06 Fredrikssonite Mg2(Mn,Fe)O2(BO3) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

06.AB.30 06 - BORATES

06.A - Monoborates

06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc.

06.AB.30 Azoproite (Mg,Fe)2(Fe,Ti,Mg)BO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

06.AB.30 Bonaccordite Ni2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

06.AB.30 Fredrikssonite Mg2(Mn,Fe)O2(BO3) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

06.AB.30 Ludwigite Mg2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

06.AB.30 Vonsenite Fe2FeBO5 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Fredrikssonite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fredrikssonite :
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 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Fredrikssonite

Mg2(Mn+++,Fe+++)O2(BO3)
Dana No: 24.02.01.06 Strunz No: 06.AB.30
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