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Buergerite Mineral Data
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General Buergerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaFe+++3Al6(BO3)3Si6O21F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,052.34 gm |
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Sodium 2.18 % Na 2.94 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 15.38 % Al 29.07 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 15.92 % Fe 22.76 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 16.01 % Si 34.26 % SiO2 |
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Boron 3.08 % B 9.92 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 45.61 % O |
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Fluorine 1.81 % F 1.81 % F |
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F -0.76 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O21F |
| Environment: |
Of probable pneumatolytic origin, in cavities in a rhyolite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1966 (Dana # Changed) |
| Locality: |
From near Mexquitic, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
To honor Professor Martin Buerger (1903-1986), eminent crystallographer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Buergerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Buergerite - (61.3.1.5) |
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ICSD 74183 |
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PDF 17-517 |
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Tourmaline |
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