Fedorovskite Mineral Data

General Fedorovskite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ca2(Mg,Mn)2B4O7(OH)6
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 401.36 gm
	Calcium 19.97 % Ca 27.94 % CaO
	Magnesium 9.08 % Mg 15.06 % MgO
	Manganese 6.84 % Mn 8.84 % MnO
	Boron 10.77 % B 34.69 % B₂O₃
	Hydrogen 1.51 % H 13.47 % H₂O
	Oxygen 51.82 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ca₂Mg_1.5Mn²⁺_0.5B₄O₇(OH)₆
Environment:	Veinlets in a skarn-type boron deposit. Forms a series with roweite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1976
Locality:	Solongo boron deposit, Buryatia, Transbaikal region, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Nikolai Mikhailovich Fedorovskii (1886-1956), eminent crystallographer and founder of the Russian Research Institute of Mineral Resources, Moscow, Russia.
Name Pronunciation:	Fedorovskite + Pronunciation