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Andremeyerite Mineral Data
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General Andremeyerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaFe(Fe++,Mn,Mg)Si2O7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 413.76 gm |
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Barium 33.19 % Ba 37.06 % BaO |
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Magnesium 0.59 % Mg 0.97 % MgO |
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Manganese 3.98 % Mn 5.14 % MnO |
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Iron 21.60 % Fe 27.78 % FeO |
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Silicon 13.58 % Si 29.04 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 27.07 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaFe2+1.6Mn2+0.3Mg0.1Si2O7 |
| Environment: |
In vesicles of melilite-leucite-nephelinite; may represent crystallization of an associated green glass. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 |
| Locality: |
From the rim of Mt. Nyiragongo colano, Kivu Province, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Andre Marie Meyer (1890- ), Belgian geologist with the Geological Survey of the Belgian Congo, who first collected the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Andremeyerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202607 |
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PDF 26-1031 |
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