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General Aksaite Information


Chemical Formula: MgB6O7(OH)62(H2O)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 339.24 gm
Magnesium 7.16 % Mg 11.88 % MgO
Boron 19.12 % B 61.57 % B2O3
Hydrogen 2.97 % H 26.55 % H2O
Oxygen 70.74 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Mg(B6O7)(OH)62(H2O)
Environment: In fine-grained halite in a salt dome.
IMA Status: Approved IMA 1962
Locality: Chelkar, Ak-Sai Valley, Uralsk district, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org
Location Data.
Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Name Pronunciation: Aksaite
Synonym: ICSD 15212
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Aksaite Image
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Aksaite
Comments: Gray-white massive aksaite fragment
photographed through a capsule.
Location: Chelkar Salt dome, Ak-Say Valley, Kazakhstan.
Scale: Not Given.
Diederik Visser

Aksaite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5149:1:0.3073
Cell Dimensions: a = 12.54, b = 24.35, c = 7.484, Z = 8; V = 2,285.23 Den(Calc)= 1.97
Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group:
P bca
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 6.4(1), 4.72(0.5), 6.1(0.5),
Crystal Structure:
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Keyboard 1566, The crystal structure of aksaite
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Physical Properties of Aksaite


Cleavage: {???} Good
Color: Colorless, Gray, Light gray.
Density: 1.99
Diaphaneity: Transparent
Hardness: 2.5 - Finger Nail
Streak: white

Optical Properties of Aksaite


Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.254,KPDmeas= 0.2514,KC= 0.2464
Ncalc = 1.49
Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.472, b=1.503, g=1.526, bire=0.0540, 2V(Calc)=78,
2V(Meas)=80.

Calculated Properties of Aksaite


Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aksaite =1.99 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96
Photoelectric: PEAksaite = 0.46 barns/electron
U=PEAksaite x rElectron Density= 0.93 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Aksaite is Not Radioactive

Aksaite Classification
Dana Class: 26.06.04.01 (26)Hydrated Borates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
(26.06)Dana Type
(26.06.04)Dana Group
26.06.04.01 Aksaite MgB6O7(OH)62(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
Strunz Class: 06.FA.05 06 - BORATES
06.F - Hexaborates
06.FA -Neso-hexaborates
06.FA.05 Aksaite MgB6O7(OH)62(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Other Aksaite Information

References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)


OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
See Also: Links to other databases for Aksaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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MgB6O7(OH)62(H2O)
Dana No: 26.06.04.01 Strunz No: 06.FA.05
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