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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Formula:
Ca
 
9
B
 
26
O
 
34
(OH)
 
24
Cl
 
4
 · 13H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicColour:Colourless to orange.
Hardness:3 - 4
Dimorph of:Ruitenbergite


The triclinic dimorph of Ruitenbergite.

Classification of Pringleite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/K.09-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:6.GD.05

6 : BORATES
G : Heptaborates and other megaborates
D : Mega-tektoborates
Dana 8th edition ID:26.5.17.1

26 : HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : Pentaborates
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Type Occurrence of Pringleite

Type Locality:Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Year of Discovery:1993

Physical Properties of Pringleite

Colour:Colourless to orange.
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Pringleite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 12.75Å, b = 13.06Å, c = 9.73Å
α = 102.14°, β = 102.03°, γ = 85.68°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.976 : 1 : 0.745
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,548.33 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Pringleite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.537 nβ = 1.548 nγ = 1.570
2V:Measured: 71° to 77°, Calculated: 72°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.033

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:weak

Chemical Properties of Pringleite

Formula:
Ca
 
9
B
 
26
O
 
34
(OH)
 
24
Cl
 
4
 · 13H
 
2
O
Essential elements:B, Ca, Cl, H, O
All elements listed in formula:B, Ca, Cl, H, O

Relationship of Pringleite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
6.GD.05Ruitenbergite
Ca
 
9
B
 
26
O
 
34
(OH)
 
24
Cl
 
4
 · 13H
 
2
O
6.GD.10Metaborite
HBO
 
2

Other Names for Pringleite

Synonyms:
IMA1992-010
Other Languages:
German:Pringleit
Russian:Принглит
Spanish:Pringleita

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 Pringleite

Reference List:

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Roberts, A.C., Stirling, J.A.R., Grice, J.D., Burns, P.C., Curtis, J.D., and Jambor, J.L. (1993) Pringleite and ruitenbergite, polymorphs of Ca2B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O, two new mineral species from Sussex, New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist: 31: 795-800.
Grice, J.D., Burns, P.C., and Hawthorne, F.C. (1994) Determination of the megastructures of the borate polymorphs pringleite and ruitenbergite. Canadian Mineralogist (1994): 32: 1-14.
GRICE, J.D., GAULT, R.A. & VAN VELTHUIZEN, J.J. (2005) Borate minerals from the Penobsquis and Millstream deposits, Southern New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 43, 1469-1487.
Grew, E.S., and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) BORON: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002).

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    • New Brunswick
      • Kings Co.
        • Cardwell Parish
          • Penobsquis
    		ROBERTS, A.C., STIRLING, J.A.R., GRICE, J.D., BURNS, P.C., ROULSTON, B.V., CURTIS, J.D. & JAMBOR, J.L. (1993): Pringleite and ruitenbergite, polymorphs of Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4$13H2O, two new mineral species from Sussex, New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist 31, 795-800. GRICE, J.D., BURNS, P.C. & HAWTHORNE, F.C. (1994): Determination of the megastructures of the borate polymorphs pringleite and ruitenbergite. Canadian Mineralogist 32, 1-14. ROULSTON, B.V. & WAUGH, D.C.E. (1981): A borate mineral assemblage from Penobsquis and Salt Springs evaporite deposits of southern New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist 19, 291-301.
        • Hammond Parish
          • Salt Springs evaporite deposit
    		BURNS, P.C., HAWTHORNE, F.C. & STIRLING, J.A.R. (1992): Trembathite, (Mg,Fe)3B7O13Cl, a new borate mineral from the Salt Springs potash deposit, Sussex, New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist 30, 445-448.
        • Studholm Parish
    		Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., and Van Velthuizen, J. (2005) Borate Minerals of the Penobsquis and Millstream Deposits, Southern New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1469-1487.
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