Burtite Mineral Data

General Burtite Information

Chemical Formula:

CaSn(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 260.83 gm

Calcium 15.37 % Ca 21.50 % CaO

Tin 45.51 % Sn 57.78 % SnO₂

Hydrogen 2.32 % H 20.72 % H₂O

Oxygen 36.80 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaSn(OH)₆

Environment:

From a garnetite in a tin-bearing skarn, formed under conditions of relatively low temperature and low (XCO2).

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1981

Locality:

On the west bank of the Beht River, near El Hamman, central Morocco. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Dr. Donald McLain Burt (1943- ), Professor of Mineralogy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, authority on mineral equilibria and greisen deposits, who had predicted the natural occurrence of the compound

Name Pronunciation:

Burtite

Synonym:

ICSD 24960

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Burtite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.128, c = 8.128, Z = 4; V = 465.03 Den(Calc)= 3.73

Crystal System:

Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.06(1), 1.814(0.6), 1.657(0.4),

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Basciano L C , Peterson R C , Roeder P L , The Canadian Mineralogist , 36 (1998) p.1203-1210, Description of schoenfliesite, MgSn(OH)6, and roxbyite, Cu1.72S, from a 1375 BC shipwreck,, and rietveld neutron-diffraction refinement of synthetic schoenfliesite, wickmanite,, MnSn(OH)6, and burtite, CaSn(OH)6, Locality: a 1375 BC shipwreck

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Physical Properties of Burtite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

3.28

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Burtite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.146 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1693,KPDmeas= 0.1925,KC= 0.1982
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.74

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+/-), a=1.63, b=1.633, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Burtite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.12 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Burtite =3.28 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Burtite= 133.88 barns/electron
U=PE_Burtite x rElectron Density= 417.52 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Burtite is Not Radioactive

Burtite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.06.05 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.06)Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn)

06.03.06.01 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.02 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

06.03.06.03 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.04 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.05 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

06.03.06.06 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.FC.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FC -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra

04.FC.10 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

04.FC.10 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

04.FC.10 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Burtite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Burtite :
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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Burtite

CaSn(OH)6
Dana No: 06.03.06.05 Strunz No: 04.FC.10
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