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Teruggite

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Teruggit
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Teruggit
Probe mit weißen Massen von Teruggit, Loma Blanca, Coranzuli, Jujuy, Argentinien; BB ~ 2,5 cm
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta); Contribution: openpit
Location: Argentinien/Jujuy, Provinz/Susques, Departamento/Coranzuli/Loma Blanca Borat-Lagerstätte
Mineral: Teruggite
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Teruggit

Probe mit weißen Massen von Teruggit, Loma Blanca, Coranzuli, Jujuy, Argentinien; BB 2,5 cm
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta)
Contribution: openpit 2020-03-28
Locality: Loma Blanca Borat-Lagerstätte / Coranzuli / Susques, Departamento / Jujuy, Provinz / Argentinien
Teruggit: weiß, derb
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Teruggit: weiß, derb
Türkei/Ägäisregion/Kütahya, Provinz/Emet, Landkreis/Emet/Emet Boratlagerstätte/Hisarcik Mine, BB = 4 mm
Copyright: prospector56; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A049684, Donator: prospector56
Location: Türkei/Ägäisregion/Kütahya, Provinz/Emet, Landkreis/Emet/Emet Boratlagerstätte/Hisarcik Mine
Mineral: Teruggite
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Teruggit: weiß, derb (SNr: A049684)

Türkei/Ägäisregion/Kütahya, Provinz/Emet, Landkreis/Emet/Emet Boratlagerstätte/Hisarcik Mine, BB = 4 mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: prospector56
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2025-02-04
Locality: Hisarcik Mine / Emet Boratlagerstätte / Emet / Emet, Landkreis / Kütahya, Provinz / Ägäisregion / Türkei

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Collectors Summary

Color farblos
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 2.5
Solubility +++ HCl, + warmes H2O
Crystal System monoklin, P21/a

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12·12H2O

Chemical composition

Arsen, Calcium, Magnesium, Bor, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 1236.462136 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 101

Info

Empirical formula:

Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12·12H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

2.93

36

35.64

1.0079470

36.2860920
Boron

B

10.49

12

11.88

10.8117000

129.7404000
Oxygen

O

59.52

46

45.54

15.9994300

735.9737800
Magnesium

Mg

1.97

1

0.99

24.3050600

24.3050600
Calcium

Ca

12.97

4

3.96

40.0784000

160.3136000
Arsenic

As

12.12

2

1.98

74.9216020

149.8432040

Analysis wt%

CaO : 17.51, MgO : 3.16, B2O3 : 32.76, As2O5 : 17.93, H2O : 28.29 (Ref: American Mineralogist 68)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

6.FA.25

6: Borate
F: Hexaborate
A: Insel(Neso)-Hexaborate
25:Teruggit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

V/H.18-010

V: NITRATE, CARBONATE UND BORATE
H: Gruppenborate
18: Planare und tetraedrische Gruppen [B3O5] 1- bis [B6O10] 2-

Classification by Hölzel

6.FA.200

6: Borates
F: Hexaborates
A: Nesohexaborates
2: Teruggite-Group - 6(2P+4T) (branched AsO4)

Dana 8th edition

27.01.06.01

27: Compound Borates
01: Compound Borates

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos

Streak color

weiß

max. Birefringence

0.025
Birefringence chart\! Teruggite title=Birefringence chart Teruggite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.526

RI value β

1.528

RI value γ / ε

1.551

Ri mean

1.535

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 33°

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

14

Space Group

P21/a

Cell parameters a (Å)

15.68

Cell parameters b (Å)

19.90

Cell parameters c (Å)

6.25

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.788

Cell parameters c/b

0.314

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

100.8

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

1915.657

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

12.13(100),
9.98(20),
8.37(20),
4.65(20),
4.571(20),
3.853(20),
3.577(20),
2.785(30)
XRD chart Teruggite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

2.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

53 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.149 (gemessen)

2.143 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ HCl, + warmes H2O

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Argentinien/Jujuy, Provinz/Susques, Departamento/Coranzuli/Loma Blanca Borat-Lagerstätte

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Aristarain & Hurlbut, 1968

References

American Mineralogist 53 (1968), 1815

Other languages

German

Teruggit

Spanish

Teruggita

English

Teruggite

French

Teruggite

Russian

Теруггит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1968-007

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Tgg

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) t3OrcfmApkq8MxYy-4hDhQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 71AB73B7-80F9-4AA6-BC33-1632FB884385
Database ID 3801