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Calciborite

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Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Calciborite

Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Formula:
CaB2O4
System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
The name alludes to the composition, containing CALCIum and BORon.
Calcium Metaborate


Classification of Calciborite

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:
5/J.02-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
6.BC.10

6 : BORATES
B : Diborates
C : Ino-diborates with triangles and/or tetrahedra
Dana 8th ed.:
24.5.2.1

24 : ANHYDROUS BORATES
5 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:
9.3.1

9 : Borates
3 : Borates of Ca and Sr

Optical Data of Calciborite

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.595 nβ = 1.654 nγ = 1.670
2V:
Measured: 54° , Calculated: 52°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.075
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r > v or r < v

Chemical Properties of Calciborite

IMA Formula:
CaB2O4
Elements listed in formula:
B, Ca, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Calciborite

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.38 Å, b = 13.82 Å, c = 5 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.606 : 1 : 0.362
Unit Cell Volume:
V 579.06 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of Calciborite

Type Locality:
Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Tur'insk, Turya river, Krasnotur'insk (Bogolovsk; Krasnoturjinsk; Krasnoturyinsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Relationship of Calciborite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
6.BC.15VimsiteCaB2O2(OH)4
6.BC.20SibirskiteCaHBO3
6.BC.20ParasibirskiteCaHBO3
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
9.3.2SibirskiteCaHBO3
9.3.3FabianiteCaB3O5(OH)
9.3.4UralboriteCaB2O2(OH)4
9.3.5VimsiteCaB2O2(OH)4
9.3.6OlshanskyiteCa2[B3O3(OH)6]OH · 3H2O
9.3.7FroloviteCa[B(OH)4]2
9.3.8KorzhinskiteCaB2O4 · 0.5H2O
9.3.9TyretskiteCa2B5O9(OH) · H2O
9.3.10NifontoviteCa3[BO(OH)2]6 · 2H2O
9.3.12InyoiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · 4H2O
9.3.13GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
9.3.14ColemaniteCaB3O4(OH)3 · H2O
9.3.15PentahydroboriteCaB2O(OH)6 · 2H2O
9.3.16HexahydroboriteCa[B(OH)4]2 · 2H2O
9.3.17MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
9.3.18PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
9.3.19GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
9.3.20ProbertiteNaCaB5O7(OH)4 · 3H2O
9.3.21UlexiteNaCaB5O6(OH)6 · 5H2O
9.3.22HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
9.3.23InderboriteCaMg[B3O3(OH)5]2 · 6H2O
9.3.24WardsmithiteCa5Mg(B4O7)6 · 30H2O
9.3.25HenmiliteCa2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4
9.3.26StrontioboriteSrB8O11(OH)4
9.3.27VeatchiteSr2[B5O8(OH)]2B(OH)3 · H2O
9.3.28Veatchite-ASr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
9.3.29 P-VeatchiteSr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
9.3.30 BalavinskiteSr2B6O11 · 4H2O
9.3.31TunelliteSrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
9.3.32StrontioginoriteSrCaB14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O

Other Names for Calciborite

Name in Other Languages:
German:Calciborit
Spanish:Calciborita

Other Information

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Calciborite

Reference List:
American Mineralogist (1956): 41: 815.

American Mineralogist (1964): 49: 820.

Soviet Physics – Doklady: 15: 1003-1005.

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

Kobayashi, S., Ando, T., Kanayama, A., Tanabe, M., Kishi, S., Kusachi, I. (2014): Calciborite from the Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109, 13-17.

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    • Localities for Calciborite

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? 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.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chugoku Region
        • Okayama Prefecture
          • Takahashi City
            • Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho)
              • Fuka
    		 Kobayashi, S., Ando, T., Kanayama, A., Tanabe, M., Kishi, S., Kusachi, I. (2014): Calciborite from the Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109, 13-17.
    Russia (TL)
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Sverdlovskaya Oblast'
          • Krasnotur'insk (Bogolovsk; Krasnoturjinsk; Krasnoturyinsk)
            • Turya river
              • Tur'insk
    		[AmMin 85:1322]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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