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Almbosite Mineral Data
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General Almbosite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++5Fe+++4V+++++4Si3O27 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,222.63 gm |
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Vanadium 16.67 % V 29.75 % V2O5 |
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Iron 41.11 % Fe 29.38 % FeO / 26.12 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 6.89 % Si 14.74 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 35.33 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+5Fe3+4V5+4Si3O27 |
| Environment: |
Permian sandstones adjacent to the granodiorite-tonalite of the Adanello pluton. An inadequately described species. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1987 - Published 1980 |
| Locality: |
Almhiitte Bos, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
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