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Inyoite

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Monte Azul deposit, Sijes, Salta, Argentina
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Formula:
Ca(H
 
4
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH) · 4H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless, turning ...
Hardness:2
Name:After the type locality in Inyo County, California, USA
This page provides mineralogical data about Inyoite.

Classification of Inyoite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/H.06-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:6.CA.35

6 : BORATES
C : Triborates
A : Neso-triborates
Dana 8th edition ID:26.3.1.1

26 : HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
3 : Triborates
Hey's CIM Ref.:9.3.12

9 : Borates
3 : Borates of Ca and Sr
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Type Occurrence of Inyoite

Type Locality:Mount Blanco Mine (Mount Blanco deposit; Mount Blanco adit), Mount Blanco, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
Year of Discovery:1914
Associated Minerals at type locality:
PriceiteMeyerhofferiteColemanite

Physical Properties of Inyoite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless, turning white upon partial dehydration; colourless in transmitted light
Hardness (Mohs):2
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
On {001} good; on {010} quality unstated.
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (measured):1.875 g/cm3

Crystallography of Inyoite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Cell Parameters:a = 10.63Å, b = 12.06Å, c = 8.4Å
β = 114.03°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.881 : 1 : 0.697
Unit Cell Volume:V 983.53 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Crystals short prismatic [001] to tabular {001}, with {110} and {001} dominant. Massive granular; coarse spherulitic aggregates.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Optical Data of Inyoite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.495 nβ = 1.505 - 1.512 nγ = 1.520
2V:Measured: 70° to 84°, Calculated: 70° to 80°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.025

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

Chemical Properties of Inyoite

Formula:
Ca(H
 
4
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH) · 4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:B, Ca, H, O
All elements listed in formula:B, Ca, H, O

Relationship of Inyoite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
6.CA.10Ameghinite
Na(H
 
4
B
 
3
O
 
7
)
6.CA.15Inderite
Mg(H
 
4
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH) · 5H
 
2
O
6.CA.20Kurnakovite
Mg(H
 
4
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH) · 5H
 
2
O
6.CA.25Inderborite
CaMg(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
6.CA.30Meyerhofferite
Ca
 
2
(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
6.CA.40Solongoite
Ca
 
2
(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)(OH)Cl
6.CA.45Peprossiite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)(Al
 
3
O)
 
2/3
B
 
4
O
 
10
6.CA.50Nifontovite
CaB
 
2
O
 
4
·2.3H
 
2
O
6.CA.55Olshanskyite
Ca
 
3
[OH|{B(OH)
 
4
}
 
2
]
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
9.3.1Calciborite
Ca[B
 
2
O
 
4
]
9.3.2Sibirskite
Ca
 
2
[(OH)(B
 
2
O
 
4
(OH))]
9.3.3Fabianite
CaB
 
3
O
 
5
OH
9.3.4Uralborite
Ca
 
2
[B
 
3
O
 
3
(OH)
 
5
·OB(OH)
 
3
]
9.3.5Vimsite
CaB
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
4
9.3.6Olshanskyite
Ca
 
3
[OH|{B(OH)
 
4
}
 
2
]
 
2
9.3.7Frolovite
Ca[B(OH)
 
4
]
 
2
9.3.8Korzhinskite
CaB
 
2
O
 
4
·H
 
2
O
9.3.9Tyretskite
Ca
 
2
B
 
5
O
 
9
OH·H
 
2
O
9.3.10Nifontovite
CaB
 
2
O
 
4
·2.3H
 
2
O
9.3.13Gowerite
Ca[B
 
5
O
 
8
(OH)][B(OH)
 
3
]·3H
 
2
O
9.3.14Colemanite
Ca[B
 
3
O
 
4
(OH)
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
9.3.15Pentahydroborite
CaB
 
2
O(OH)
 
6
 · 2H
 
2
O
9.3.16Hexahydroborite
Ca[B(OH)
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
9.3.17Meyerhofferite
Ca
 
2
(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
9.3.18Priceite
Ca
 
2
B
 
5
O
 
7
(OH)
 
5
·H
 
2
O
9.3.19Ginorite
Ca
 
2
B
 
14
O
 
23
·8H
 
2
O
9.3.20Probertite
NaCaB
 
5
O
 
7
(OH)
 
4
·3H
 
2
O
9.3.21Ulexite
NaCa[B
 
5
O
 
6
(OH)
 
6
] · 5H
 
2
O
9.3.22Hydroboracite
CaMg[B
 
3
O
 
4
(OH)
 
3
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
9.3.23Inderborite
CaMg(H
 
3
B
 
3
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
9.3.24Wardsmithite
Ca
 
5
Mg[B
 
4
O
 
7
]
 
6
 · 30H
 
2
O
9.3.25Henmilite
Ca
 
2
Cu(OH)
 
4
|[B(OH)
 
4
]
 
2
9.3.26Strontioborite
SrB
 
8
O
 
11
(OH)
 
4
9.3.27Veatchite
Sr
 
2
B
 
11
O
 
16
(OH)
 
5
·H
 
2
O
9.3.28Veatchite-A
Sr
 
2
B
 
11
O
 
16
(OH)
 
5
·H
 
2
O
9.3.29 P-Veatchite
9.3.30 Balavinskite
Sr
 
2
B
 
6
O
 
11
·4H
 
2
O
9.3.31Tunellite
SrB
 
6
O
 
9
(OH)
 
2
·3H
 
2
O
9.3.32Strontioginorite
(Sr,Ca)
 
2
B
 
14
O
 
23
·8H
 
2
O

Other Names for Inyoite

Other Languages:
German:Inyoit
Russian:Иниоит
Spanish:Inyoita

Other Information

Other Information:Soluble in hot water and dilute acids.
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 Inyoite

Reference List:Schaller, W.T. (1916), Inyoite and meyerhofferite, two new calcium borates, USGS Bull. 610: 35-55.

Poitevin and Ellsworth (1921) Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin, 32.

Boldyreva (1936) Mater. Cent. Sc. Geol. Prosp. Inst., no. 1: 62. (Min. Abs. (1936): 6: 336).

Boky (1937) Bulletin de Académy des sciences de l'Union des Républiques Soviétiques Socialistes, Cl. sc. mat. nat., Ser. chim.: 871.

Boldyreva in: Godlevsky (1937) Mineralogicheskoe Obshchestvo, Leningrad, Zapiski: 66: 315.

Nikolaev and Chelishcheva (1938) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S.: 18: 431.

Chelishcheva (1940) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S: 18: 508.

Murdoch and Webb (1940) American Mineralogist: 25: 549.

Acta Crystallographica: 12: 162-170.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 358-360.

Canadian Mineralogist (1981): 19: 291.

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

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