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Boldyrevite Mineral Data

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General Boldyrevite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 506.36 gm
   Sodium      4.54 %  Na    6.12 % Na2O
   Calcium     7.91 %  Ca   11.07 % CaO
   Magnesium   4.80 %  Mg    7.96 % MgO
   Aluminum   15.99 %  Al   30.20 % Al2O3
   Hydrogen    1.59 %  H    14.23 % H2O
   Oxygen     12.64 %  O
   Fluorine   52.53 %  F    52.53 % F
                -   %   F   -22.12 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaCaMgAl3F14•4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Impure ralstonite or gearksutite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Discredited IMA 1966 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946
Help on Locality: Locality: Bilyukai crater, Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for A. K. Boldyrev, Russian mineralogist.