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Beusite Mineral Data
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General Beusite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Mn++,Fe++,Ca,Mg)3(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 344.81 gm |
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Calcium 3.49 % Ca 4.88 % CaO |
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Magnesium 1.41 % Mg 2.34 % MgO |
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Manganese 28.68 % Mn 37.03 % MnO |
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Iron 11.34 % Fe 14.59 % FeO |
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Phosphorus 17.97 % P 41.17 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 37.12 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+1.8Fe2+0.7Ca0.3Mg0.2(PO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Late-stage accessory mineral in complex granite pegmatites and as euhedral inclusions in troilite nodules in an iron meteorite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1968 |
| Locality: |
Los Aleros pegmatite, Argentina. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Alexey Alexandrovich Beus, Professor of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Moscow Polytechnical Institute. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Beusite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 71051 |
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PDF 36-401 |
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