| |
 |
Ferrisicklerite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Ferrisicklerite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
Li(Fe+++,Mn++)PO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 157.53 gm |
| |
Lithium 4.41 % Li 9.48 % Li2O |
| |
Manganese 8.72 % Mn 11.26 % MnO |
| |
Iron 26.59 % Fe 38.01 % Fe2O3 |
| |
Phosphorus 19.66 % P 45.05 % P2O5 |
| |
Oxygen 40.63 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 103.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
LiFe3+0.75Mn2+0.25(PO4) |
| Environment: |
Late hydrothermal alteration or weathering of triphylite-lithiophilite in complex zoned granite pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 |
| Locality: |
Varutrask pegmatite, 15 km northwest of Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its dominant ferric iron content and relation to sicklerite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ferrisicklerite + Pronunciation  |
| |