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Chelkarite

Formula:
CaMgB
 
2
O
 
4
(Cl,OH)
 
2
·5H
 
2
O Or near, with Cl:OH = 3:1
System:Orthorhombic
This page provides mineralogical data about Chelkarite.

Classification of Chelkarite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/J.02-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:6.HA.05

6 : BORATES
H : Unclassified borates
A :
Dana 8th edition ID:26.7.2.1

26 : HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:10.1.15

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

Type Locality:Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Aqtöbe Oblysy (Aktubinsk [Aktyubinsk; Aktubinskaya] Oblast'), Kazakhstan
Year of Discovery:1968

Crystallography of Chelkarite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 13.69Å, b = 20.84Å, c = 8.26Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.657 : 1 : 0.396
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,356.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Chelkarite

Type:Biaxial
RI values: nα = 1.520 nγ = 1.558
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.038

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

Chemical Properties of Chelkarite

Formula:
CaMgB
 
2
O
 
4
(Cl,OH)
 
2
·5H
 
2
O Or near, with Cl:OH = 3:1
Essential elements:B, Ca, Cl, H, Mg, O
All elements listed in formula:B, Ca, Cl, H, Mg, O

Relationship of Chelkarite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
6.HA.15Satimolite
KNa
 
2
Al
 
4
[Cl|B
 
2
O
 
5
]
 
3
 · 13H
 
2
O
6.HA.20Iquiqueite
K
 
3
Na
 
4
Mg(CrO
 
4
)B
 
24
O
 
39
(OH)·12H
 
2
O
6.HA.25Wardsmithite
Ca
 
5
Mg[B
 
4
O
 
7
]
 
6
 · 30H
 
2
O
6.HA.35Halurgite
Mg
 
2
[B
 
4
O
 
7
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
6.HA.40Ekaterinite
Ca
 
2
[(Cl,OH)
 
2
|B
 
4
O
 
7
] · 2H
 
2
O
6.HA.45Vitimite
Ca
 
6
[(OH)
 
14
|SO
 
4
|B
 
14
O
 
19
]·5H
 
2
O
6.HA.50Canavesite
Mg
 
2
[CO
 
3
|HBO
 
3
] · 5H
 
2
O
6.HA.55Qilianshanite
NaHCO
 
3
 · H
 
3
BO
 
3
 · 2H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
10.1.1Teepleite
Na
 
2
[Cl|B(OH)
 
4
]
10.1.2Bandylite
Cu[Cl|B(OH)
 
4
]
10.1.3Berborite
Be
 
2
[(OH,F)|BO
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
10.1.4Fluoborite
Mg
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
3
|BO
 
3
]
10.1.5Boracite
Mg
 
3
[Cl|B
 
7
O
 
13
]
10.1.6Karlite
Mg
 
7
[(OH,Cl)
 
5
|(BO
 
3
)
 
3
]
10.1.7Shabynite
Mg
 
5
[(Cl,OH)
 
2
|(OH)
 
5
|BO
 
3
] · 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
[(Cl,OH)
 
2
|B
 
4
O
 
7
] · 2H
 
2
O
10.1.14Volkovskite
KCa
 
4
[B
 
5
O
 
8
OH]
 
4
[B(OH)
 
3
]
 
2
Cl·4H
 
2
O
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
[Cl|B
 
7
O
 
13
]
10.1.19Congolite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
B
 
7
O
 
13
Cl
10.1.20Ericaite
Fe
2+
3
[Cl|B
 
7
O
 
13
]

Other Names for Chelkarite

Other Languages:
German:Chelkarit
Spanish:Chelkarita

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 Chelkarite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1971): 56: 1122.

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

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    Localities for Chelkarite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Aqtöbe Oblysy (Aktubinsk [Aktyubinsk; Aktubinskaya] Oblast')
      • Aksai Valley
    		AM 56 (1971), 1122
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