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Farringtonite Mineral Data
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General Farringtonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg3(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 262.86 gm |
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Magnesium 27.74 % Mg 46.00 % MgO |
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Phosphorus 23.57 % P 54.00 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 48.69 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg3(PO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Component in pallasite meteorites, rimming and cementing olivine nodules. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1961 |
| Locality: |
Springwater, Krasnojarsk, Zaisho, Imilac, and Port Orford pallasite meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Oliver Cummings Farrington (1864-1933), Curator of Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Farringtonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 31005 |
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PDF 33-876 |
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