Azoproite Mineral Data

General Azoproite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Mg,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Ti,Mg)BO5
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 186.49 gm
	Magnesium 26.98 % Mg 44.74 % MgO
	Titanium 9.24 % Ti 15.42 % TiO₂
	Iron 14.97 % Fe 5.01 % FeO / 15.84 % Fe₂O₃
	Boron 5.91 % B 19.04 % B₂O₃
	Oxygen 42.90 % O
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	100.00 % 100.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Mg_1.82Fe²⁺_0.13Fe³⁺_0.37Ti_0.36Mg_0.25B_1.02O₅
Environment:	Late-stage mineral in the border zone in magnesian contact-metamorphic rocks associated with syenites
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1970
Locality:	Tazheran alkalic massif, west of Lake Baikal, eastern Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named from a Russian acronym honoring the Study of Deep Zones of the Earth�s Crust (AZOPRO in Russian) sponsored in 1969 by the International Geological Association.
Name Pronunciation:	Azoproite + Pronunciation