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Furtschaglkar, Schlegeis valley (Schlegeisgrund), Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
© 2008, JGW




Formula:
Mg
 
7
(BO
 
3
)
 
3
(OH,Cl)
 
5
System:OrthorhombicHardness:5½
Name:In honour of Dr. Franz Karl (1918–1972), Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany, for his studies of the geology of the eastern Alps.
This page provides mineralogical data about Karlite.

Classification of Karlite

IMA status:Approved 1980
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/G.05-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:6.AB.25

6 : BORATES
A : Monoborates
B : BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc.
Hey's CIM Ref.:10.1.6

10 : Borates with other anions
1 : Borates with halide
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Type Occurrence of Karlite

Type Locality:Furtschaglkar, Schlegeis valley (Schlegeisgrund), Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Year of Discovery:1981

Physical Properties of Karlite

Hardness (Mohs):5½

Crystallography of Karlite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 17.92Å, b = 17.6Å, c = 3.1Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.018 : 1 : 0.176
Unit Cell Volume:V 977.72 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Karlite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.589 nβ = 1.632 nγ = 1.634
2V:Measured: 24° , Calculated: 22°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.045

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Karlite

Formula:
Mg
 
7
(BO
 
3
)
 
3
(OH,Cl)
 
5
Essential elements:B, H, Mg, O
All elements listed in formula:B, Cl, H, Mg, O

Relationship of Karlite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
6.AB.05Hambergite
Be
 
2
(BO
 
3
)(OH)
6.AB.10Berborite
Be
 
2
(BO
 
3
)(OH,F) · H
 
2
O
6.AB.15Jeremejevite
Al
 
6
(BO
 
3
)
 
5
(F,OH)
 
3
6.AB.20Warwickite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
Ti(BO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
6.AB.20Yuanfuliite
Mg(Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Al,Ti,Mg)(BO
 
3
)O
6.AB.30Azoproite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti,Mg)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.30Bonaccordite
Ni
 
2
Fe
3+
 
(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.30Fredrikssonite
Mg
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.30Ludwigite
Mg
 
2
Fe
3+
 
(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.30Vonsenite
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
 
(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.35Pinakiolite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Mn
3+
 
(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.40Blatterite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Sb
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.40Chestermanite
Mg
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
,Al,Sb
3+
 
)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.40Orthopinakiolite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Mn
3+
 
(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.40Takéuchiite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.45Hulsite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Sn)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.45Magnesiohulsite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Sn,Mg)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.45Aluminomagnesiohulsite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
(Al,Mg,Sn)(BO
 
3
)O
 
2
6.AB.50Fluoborite
Mg
 
3
(BO
 
3
)(F,OH)
 
3
6.AB.50Hydroxylborite
Mg
 
3
(BO
 
3
)(OH)
 
3
6.AB.55Shabynite
Mg
 
5
(BO
 
3
)(OH)
 
5
(Cl,OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
6.AB.55Wightmanite
Mg
 
5
(BO
 
3
)O(OH)
 
5
 · 2H
 
2
O
6.AB.60Gaudefroyite
Ca
 
4
Mn
3+
2-3
(BO
 
3
)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)(O,OH)
 
3
6.AB.65Sakhaite
Ca
 
12
Mg
 
4
(BO
 
3
)
 
7
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
Cl
6.AB.70Harkerite
Ca
 
12
Mg
 
4
Al(BO
 
3
)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
 · H
 
2
O
6.AB.75Pertsevite-(F)
Mg
 
2
(BO
 
3
)(F,OH)
6.AB.75Pertsevite-(OH)
Mg
 
2
(BO
 
3
)(OH)
6.AB.80Jacquesdietrichite
Cu
 
2
(H
 
2
BO
 
3
)(OH)
 
3
6.AB.85Painite
CaZrAl
 
9
(BO
 
3
)O
 
15
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
10.1.1Teepleite
Na
 
2
[B(OH)
 
4
]Cl
10.1.2Bandylite
Cu[B(OH)
 
4
]Cl
10.1.3Berborite
Be
 
2
(BO
 
3
)(OH,F) · H
 
2
O
10.1.4Fluoborite
Mg
 
3
(BO
 
3
)(F,OH)
 
3
10.1.5Boracite
Mg
 
3
(B
 
7
O
 
13
)Cl
10.1.7Shabynite
Mg
 
5
(BO
 
3
)(OH)
 
5
(Cl,OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
10.1.8/9/10Hilgardite
Ca
 
2
B
 
5
O
 
9
Cl · H
 
2
O
10.1.11Solongoite
Ca
 
2
(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH)Cl
10.1.12Hydrochlorborite
Ca
 
4
B
 
8
O
 
15
Cl
 
2
 · 21H
 
2
O
10.1.13Ekaterinite
Ca
 
2
(B
 
4
O
 
7
)(Cl,OH)
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
10.1.14Volkovskite
KCa
 
4
[B
 
5
O
 
8
OH]
 
4
[B(OH)
 
3
]
 
2
Cl · 4H
 
2
O
10.1.15Chelkarite
CaMgB
 
2
O
 
4
(Cl,OH)
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O Or near, with Cl:OH = 3:1
10.1.16Johachidolite
CaAlB
 
3
O
 
7
10.1.17Satimolite
KNa
 
2
Al
 
4
[Cl|B
 
2
O
 
5
]
 
3
 · 13H
 
2
O
10.1.18Chambersite
Mn
2+
3
(B
 
7
O
 
13
)Cl
10.1.19Congolite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
(B
 
7
O
 
13
)Cl
10.1.20Ericaite
Fe
2+
3
(B
 
7
O
 
13
)Cl

Other Names for Karlite

Synonyms:
IMA1980-030
Other Languages:
German:Karlit
Russian:Карлит
Spanish:Karlita

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.

References for Karlite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 872-877.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1986): 253-262.

Grew, E.S., and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) BORON: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002).

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    • Localities for Karlite

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    Austria
     
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Ziller valley
          • Schlegeis valley (Schlegeisgrund)
    		G. Franz, D. Ackermann, E. Koch: Amer. Mineral. 66:872-877 (1981)
    France
     
    • Languedoc-Roussillon
      • Pyrénées-Orientales
        • Céret
          • Prats de Mollo-La Preste (Prats de Molló-La Presta)
    		Dubru. M, (1986) Pétrologie et géochimie du marbre à brucite et des borates associés au gisement de tungstène de Costabonne, (Pyrénées orientales, France) 930p
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Polar Yakutia
          • Dogdo River Basin
            • Tas-Khayakhtakh Range
    		http://maurice.strahlen.org/yakutia/yakutia.htm
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