Kaliborita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Kaliborita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Kaliborita and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching Kaliborita in the database: Kaliborita

Mineralogical Reference

Kaliborita

Mineral	Kaliborita
Synonym	Kaliborite

Kaliborite (synonym)

Mineral	Kaliborite
Chemistry	KMg 2 B 12 O 15 (OH) 11 ·4H 2 O
Color	colourlesswhite
Luster	Vitreous
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Cleavage	Very Good {001} and {101}
Hardness	4 - 4½
Streak	white
IMAStatus	Approved - Published prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - Gra
Discovered	1889
CellParameters	a = 18.57b = 8.46c = 14.68 β=100.02°
Ratio	a:b:c = 2.195 : 1 : 1.735
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.508 n β =1.526 n γ =1.550
Birefringence	δ=0.042
SurfaceRelief	Low
TypeLocality	Schmidtmannshall Aschersleben Saxony- Anhalt Germany
Strunz	5/J.05-40 5 : NitratesCarbonates & Borates J : Chain borates with [B2O4]2- to [B6O10]2- 05 : Larderellite - Kaliborite series

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