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Bartonite Mineral Data
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General Bartonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
K3Fe10S14 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,124.69 gm |
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Potassium 10.43 % K |
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Iron 49.66 % Fe |
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Sulfur 39.92 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
K3Fe2+10S14 |
| Environment: |
In clots with other sulfides and silicates in an alkalic diatreme which intruded Franciscan rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
| Locality: |
Coyote Peak diatreme, 16 miles SW of Orick, Humboldt Co. California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bartonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100746 |
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PDF 35-476 |
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