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Aldermanite Mineral Data
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General Aldermanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22•32(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,155.72 gm |
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Magnesium 5.64 % Mg 9.35 % MgO |
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Aluminum 15.02 % Al 28.38 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 11.49 % P 26.34 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 4.02 % H 35.93 % H2O |
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Oxygen 63.83 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22•32(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Moculata P deposit with fluellite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
| Locality: |
Angaston, 60 km NE of Adelaide, Australia, SA, Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Arthur Richard Alderman (1901-1980), Mineralogist and petrologist, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Aldermanite + Pronunciation  |
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