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General Bradleyite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 248.25 gm
   Sodium      27.78 %  Na   37.45 % Na2O
   Magnesium    9.79 %  Mg   16.24 % MgO
   Phosphorus  12.48 %  P    28.59 % P2O5
   Carbon       4.84 %  C    17.73 % CO2
   Oxygen      45.11 %  O
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              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3)
Help on Environment: Environment: Rare mineral in oil shale in the Green River formation.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941
Help on Locality: Locality: John Hay, Jr. Well No.1, about 30 km west of Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899-1979), geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, who studied the Green River formation.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Bradleyite + Pronunciation Say BRADLEYITE