Nite (variety of )
Current inventory:  0 gems
 

  
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Discovered in 1;   IMA status:  Valid (pre-IMA; Grandfathered) (IMA approved 19)

Chemistry

Chemical Formula:

C

H

Molecular Weight:

521.21 gm

Composition:

Calcium

23.07 %

Ca

32.28 %

CaO

Boron

12.44 %

B

40.07 %

B₂O₃

Hydrogen

3.09 %

H

27.65 %

H₂O

Oxygen

61.39 %

O

100.00 %

100.00 %

= TOTAL OXIDE

Classification

Mineral Classification:

Silicates (Germanates)

Strunz 8th Ed. ID:

8/C.23-80

Nickel-Strunz 10th Ed. ID:

9.BG.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)

Related to:

n/a

Members of Group:

E

Varieties:

None

Synonyms:

None

Crystal Data

Crystallography:

Monoclinic - Prismatic

Crystal Habit:

T

Twinning:

None

Physical Properties

Cleavage:

P 

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Tenacity:

Brittle

Moh's Hardness:

3.5 - 5.0

Density:

2.74 - 2.95 (g/cm³)

Luminescence:

Fluoresces violet under LW UV.

Radioactivity:

Not Radioactive
Barely Detectable; GRapi = 31.60 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)  

Optical Properties

Color:

C

Transparency:

Transparent to Translucent

Luster:

Vitreous

Refractive Index:

1.575 - 1.584  Biaxial ( + ) 

Birefringence:

0.009

Dispersion:

Weak to Strong; r > v

Pleochroism:

None

Occurances

Geological Setting:

I

Common Associations:

C

Common Impurities:

None

Type Locality:

N

Year Discovered:

1

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