Borate minerals

Borate minerals
Large (up to 1.8 cm) yellow londonite crystals associated with rubellite tourmaline. Londonite is an unusual caesium-rich heptaborate. [1]

The borate minerals are minerals which contain a borate anion group. The borate (BO3) units may be polymerised similar to the SiO4 unit of the silicate mineral class. This results in B2O5, B3O6, B2O4 anions as well as more complex structures which include hydroxide or halogen anions.[2] The [B(O,OH)4]- anion exists too.


Many borate minerals, such as borax, colemanite, and ulexite, are salts: soft, readily soluble, and found in evaporite contexts. However, some, such as boracite, are hard and resistant to weathering, more similar to the silicates.

There are over 100 different borate minerals.[2][3] Borate minerals include:

Contents

Nickel–Strunz Classification -06- Borates

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses it to modify the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (10 ed, pending publication).

  • Abbreviations:
    • "*" - discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
    • "?" - questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC status).
    • "REE" - Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
    • "PGE" - Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
    • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V[5,6] Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
      • Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island)
      • Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
      • Cyclo: ring
      • Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος inos], fibre)
      • Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, leaf)
      • Tekto: three-dimensional framework
  • Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
    • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
    • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
    • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
    • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

Class: borates

  • 06. Alfredstelznerite
  • 06.A Monoborates
    • 06.AA BO3, without additional anions; 1(D): 05 Sassolite; 15 Nordenskioldine, 15 Tusionite; 35 Jimboite, 35 Kotoite; 40 Takedaite
    • 06.AB BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc.: 05 Hambergite, 10 Berborite, 15 Jeremejevite; 20 Warwickite, 20 Yuanfuliite; 25 Karlite; 30 Azoproite, 30 Bonaccordite, 30 Fredrikssonite, 30 Ludwigite, 30 Vonsenite; 35 Pinakiolite; 40 Blatterite, 40 Orthopinakiolite, 40 Takeuchiite, 40 Chestermanite; 45 Hulsite, 45 Magnesiohulsite, 45 Aluminomagnesiohulsite; 50 Hydroxylborite, 50 Fluoborite; 55 Shabynite, 55 Wightmanite; 60 Gaudefroyite, 65 Sakhaite, 70 Harkerite; 75 IMA2008-060, 75 Pertsevite; 80 Jacquesdietrichite, 85 Painite
    • 06.AC B(O,OH)4, without and with additional anions; 1(T), 1(T)+OH, etc.: 05 Sinhalite, 10 Pseudosinhalite; 15 Behierite, 15 Schiavinatoite; 20 Frolovite, 25 Hexahydroborite, 30 Henmilite, 35 Bandylite, 40 Teepleite, 45 Moydite-(Y), 50 Carboborite, 55 Sulfoborite, 60 Luneburgite, 65 Seamanite, 70 Cahnite
  • 06.H Unclassified Borates
    • 06.HA Unclassified borates: 05 Chelkarite, 10 Braitschite-(Ce), 15 Satimolite, 20 Iquiqueite, 25 Wardsmithite, 30 Korzhinskite, 35 Halurgite, 40 Ekaterinite, 45 Vitimite, 50 Canavesite, 55 Qilianshanite

Subclass: nesoborates

  • 06.BA Neso-diborates with double triangles B2(O,OH)5; 2(2D); 2(2D) + OH, etc.: 05 Suanite; 10 Clinokurchatovite, 10 Kurchatovite; 15 Sussexite, 15 Szaibelyite; 20 Wiserite
  • 06.BB Neso-diborates with double tetrahedra B2O(OH)6; 2(2T): 05 Pinnoite, 10 Pentahydroborite
  • 06.CA Neso-triborates: 10 Ameghinite, 15 Inderite, 20 Kurnakovite, 25 Inderborite, 30 Meyerhofferite, 35 Inyoite, 40 Solongoite, 45 Peprossiite-(Ce), 50 Nifontovite, 55 Olshanskyite
  • 06.DA Neso-tetraborates: 10 Borax, 15 Tincalconite, 20 Hungchaoite; 25 Fedorovskite, 25 Roweite; 30 Hydrochlorborite, 35 Uralborite; 40 Numanoite, 40 Borcarite
  • 06.EA Neso-pentaborates: 05 Sborgite; 10 Ramanite-(Rb), 10 Ramanite-(Cs), 10 Santite; 15 Ammonioborite, 25 Ulexite
  • 06.FA Neso-hexaborates: 05 Aksaite, 10 Mcallisterite, 15 Admontite, 20 Rivadavite, 25 Teruggite

Subclass: inoborates

  • 06.BC Ino-diborates with triangles and/or tetrahedra: 10 Calciborite, 10 Aldzhanite*; 15 Vimsite; 20 Sibirskite, 20 Parasibirskite
  • 06.CB Ino-triborates: 10 Colemanite, 15 Hydroboracite, 20 Howlite, 25 Jarandolite
  • 06.DB Ino-tetraborates: 05 Kernite
  • 06.EB Ino-pentaborates: 05 Larderellite, 10 Ezcurrite, 15 Probertite, 20 Tertschite, 25 Priceite
  • 06.FB Ino-hexaborates: 05 Aristarainite, 10 Kaliborite

Subclass: phylloborates

  • 06.CC Phyllo-triborates: 05 Johachidolite
  • 06.EC Phyllo-pentaborates: 05 Biringuccite, 05 Nasinite; 10 Gowerite; 15 Veatchite, 15 Veatchite-A, 15 Veatchite-p; 20 Volkovskite, 25 Tuzlaite, 30 Heidornite, 35 Brianroulstonite
  • 06.FC Phyllo-hexaborates: 05 Nobleite, 05 Tunellite, 05 Balavinskite?; 10 Strontioborite; 15 Ginorite, 15 Strontioginorite; 20 Fabianite
  • 06.GB Phyllo-nonborates, etc.: 05 Studenitsite, 10 Penobsquisite, 15 Preobrazhenskite, 20 Walkerite

Subclass: tektoborates

  • 06.BD Tektodiborates with tetrahedra: 05 Santarosaite
  • 06.DD Tekto-tetraborates: 05 Diomignite
  • 06.ED Tekto-pentaborates: 05 IMA2007-047, 05 Tyretskite, 05 Hilgardite, 05 Kurgantaite
  • 06.GA Tekto-heptaborates: 05 Boracite, 05 Chambersite, 05 Ericaite; 10 Congolite, 10 Trembathite
  • 06.GC Tekto-dodecaborates: 05 Rhodizite, 05 Londonite
  • 06.GD Mega-tektoborates: 05 Ruitenbergite, 05 Pringleite; 10 Metaborite

See also

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  • Classification of minerals - Non silicates
  • Classification of minerals - Silicates

References

  1. ^ Londonite at Mindat.org
  2. ^ a b Klein, Cornelis and Cornelius Hurlbut, Jr., Manual of Mineralogy, Wiley, 20th ed., 1985 pp. 343 - 347 ISBN 0-471-80580-7
  3. ^ Webmineral.Com, Strunz group V/G - V/L

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