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Ferrotychite Mineral Data
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General Ferrotychite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na6Fe++2(SO4)(CO3)4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 585.73 gm |
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Sodium 23.55 % Na 31.74 % Na2O |
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Iron 19.07 % Fe 24.53 % FeO |
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Carbon 8.20 % C 30.05 % CO2 |
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Sulfur 5.47 % S 13.67 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 43.70 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na6Fe2+2(SO4)(CO3)4 |
| Environment: |
Constituent of a vein cutting ijolite-urtite in an alkaline igneous complex, from a drill core. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
| Locality: |
Olenii Ruchei (Reindeer�s Stream), Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the essential FERROus iron and the relation to tychite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ferrotychite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 20169 |
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PDF 35-707 |
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