Research Article
Characterization and Neutron Shielding Behavior of Dehydrated Magnesium Borate Minerals Synthesized via Solid-State Method
Table 2
Crystallographic data of synthesized dehydrated magnesium borates.
| | Mineral name | Kotoite | Suanite | Suanite | Magnesium borate | Magnesium borate | Magnesium borate | Magnesium borate |
| | pdf no. | 01-075-1807 | 01-056-0531 | 01-073-2107 | 01-083-0625 | 00-031-0787 | 01-073-2232 | 01-076-0666 | | Chemical formula | Mg3(BO3)2 | Mg2(B2O5) | Mg2(B2O5) | Mg2(B2O5) | MgB4O7 | Mg2B2O5 | MgO(B2O3)2 | | Molecular weight (g/mol) | 190.53 | 150.23 | 150.23 | 150.23 | 179.54 | 150.23 | 179.54 | | Crystal system | Orthorhombic | Monoclinic | Monoclinic | Anorthic | Orthorhombic | Anorthic | Orthorhombic | | Space group | Pnmn | P21/c | P21/c | P-1 | Pbca | P-1 | Pbca | | (Å) | 5.398 | 9.1970 | 12.100 | 6.149 | 5.896 | 6.187 | 13.730 | | (Å) | 8.416 | 3.1228 | 3.120 | 9.221 | 13.729 | 9.219 | 7.970 | | (Å) | 4.497 | 12.3030 | 9.360 | 3.121 | 7.956 | 3.119 | 8.620 | | (°) | 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.29 | 90.00 | 90.40 | 90.00 | | (°) | 90.00 | 104.26 | 104.33 | 92.23 | 90.00 | 92.13 | 90.00 | | (°) | 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 104.30 | 90.00 | 104.32 | 90.00 | | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 8.00 | | Density (g·cm−3) | 3.10 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.54 | 2.90 | 2.53 |
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