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Alfredstelznerite

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Formula:
Ca
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
4
[B
 
4
O
 
4
(OH)
 
6
]
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
15
System:Orthorhombic
Name:
Named for Alfred Wilhelm Stelzner [December 20, 1840 Dresden, Germany - February 25, 1895 Nierenschwund, Germany]. Professor of mineralogy at the Bergakademie Freiberg.
This page provides mineralogical data about Alfredstelznerite.

Classification of Alfredstelznerite

IMA status:Approved 2007
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:6.D0.

6 : BORATES
D : Tetraborates
0 :
Dana 8th edition ID:26.4.6.

26 : HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
4 : Tetraborates
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Type Occurrence of Alfredstelznerite

Type Locality:Santa Rosa Mine, Sijes, Salta, Argentina
Geological Setting of type material:Sedimentary-evaporitic borate-bearing clays.

Crystallography of Alfredstelznerite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mm2 - Pyramidal
Space Group:Pca21
Cell Parameters:a = 12.161Å, b = 40.477Å, c = 10.1843Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.3 : 1 : 0.252
Unit Cell Volume:V 5,013.13 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Alfredstelznerite

Formula:
Ca
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
4
[B
 
4
O
 
4
(OH)
 
6
]
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
15
Essential elements:B, Ca, H, O
All elements listed in formula:B, Ca, H, O
Empirical Formula:
Ca
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
4
[B
 
4
O
 
4
(OH)
 
6
]
 
4
(H
 
2
O)
 
15

Other Names for Alfredstelznerite

Synonyms:
IMA2007-050
Other Languages:

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 Alfredstelznerite

Reference List:

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Galliski, M.A., Cooper, M.A., Márquez-Zavalía, M.F., and Hawthorne, F.C. (2010) Alfredstelznerite: a new calcium borate hydrate from Santa Rosa mine, Salta, northwestern Argentina. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 123-128

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      • Sijes
    		Galliski, M.A., Cooper, M.A., Márquez-Zavalía, M.F., and Hawthorne, F.C. (2010) Alfredstelznerite: a new calcium borate hydrate from Santa Rosa mine, Salta, northwestern Argentina. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 123-128
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