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Britvinite Mineral Data
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General Britvinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb7+xMg4.5[(Si,Al)5O14](BO3)(BO3,AsO4)(CO3)(OH,O)7 ( x < 0.5) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 4,587.29 gm |
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Magnesium 4.78 % Mg 7.93 % MgO |
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Aluminum 0.22 % Al 0.41 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 5.96 % Si 12.74 % SiO2 |
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Boron 0.83 % B 2.66 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.30 % H2O |
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Lead 66.62 % Pb 71.77 % PbO |
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Carbon 0.57 % C 2.09 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 20.76 % O |
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100.00 % 99.91 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb14.75Mg9.03Si9.73Al0.37O30.76(BO3)3.51(CO3)2.18(OH)11.7 |
| Environment: |
Layer silicate |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
L�ngban deposit, Bergslagen ore region, Filipstad district, V�rmland, Sweden Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Sergei Nikolaevich Britvin (b. 1965), a Russian mineralogist. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-031 |
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