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Chladniite Mineral Data

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General Chladniite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na2Ca(Mg,Fe++)7(PO4)6
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 847.39 gm
   Sodium       4.88 %  Na    6.58 % Na2O
   Calcium      4.73 %  Ca    6.62 % CaO
   Magnesium   20.08 %  Mg   33.29 % MgO
   Iron         1.98 %  Fe    2.54 % FeO
   Silicon      0.33 %  Si    0.71 % SiO2
   Phosphorus  21.93 %  P    50.25 % P2O5
   Oxygen      46.07 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na1.8CaMg7Fe2+0.3(PO4)6(SiO4)0.1
Help on Environment: Environment: In iron and achrondite meteorites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1994
Help on Locality: Locality: Carleton type IIICD iron and GRA 95209 primitive achrondite meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756-1827), German physicist, University of Riga, Riga, Latvia who first espoused the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1993-010