Classification of Buryatite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 7.DG.15
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates) D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O G : With large and medium-sized cations; with NO3, CO3, B(OH)4, SiO4 or IO3 |
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Type Occurrence of Buryatite |
| Type Locality: | Solongo B deposit, Vitim Plateau, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia |
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Physical Properties of Buryatite |
| Colour: | light gray with lilac tint |
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| Streak: | white |
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Chemical Properties of Buryatite |
| Formula: | | Ca | | (Si,Fe,Al)[SO | | ][B(OH) | | ](OH) | | O• | | H | | O |
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| Essential elements: | B, Ca, H, O, S, Si |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, B, Ca, Fe, H, O, S, Si |
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Relationship of Buryatite to other Species |
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Other Names for Buryatite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Buryatite |
| Reference List: | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 130(2): 72-78.
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