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Danalite Mineral Data
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General Danalite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++4Be3(SiO4)3S |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 558.74 gm |
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Beryllium 4.84 % Be 13.43 % BeO |
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Iron 39.98 % Fe 51.43 % FeO |
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Silicon 15.08 % Si 32.26 % SiO2 |
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Sulfur 5.74 % S 5.74 % S2- |
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- % S -2.86 % -O=S |
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Oxygen 34.36 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+4Be3(SiO4)3S |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1866 |
| Locality: |
Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after James Dwight Dana (1813-1895), American mineralogist and author of the Dana mineral classification. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Danalite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 201639 |
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PDF 11-491 |
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