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Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) Mineral Data
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General Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ba,K,Pb)Na3(Ca,Sr)(Fe++,Mg,Mn)14Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,116.63 gm |
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Potassium 0.55 % K 0.67 % K2O |
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Barium 3.89 % Ba 4.35 % BaO |
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Sodium 3.26 % Na 4.39 % Na2O |
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Calcium 1.89 % Ca 2.65 % CaO |
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Magnesium 4.59 % Mg 7.62 % MgO |
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Manganese 7.79 % Mn 10.05 % MnO |
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Aluminum 1.27 % Al 2.41 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 21.11 % Fe 27.16 % FeO |
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Phosphorus 17.56 % P 40.24 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.07 % H 0.64 % H2O |
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Oxygen 36.66 % O |
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Fluorine 1.35 % F 1.35 % F |
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F -0.57 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.6K0.3CaNa3Fe2+8Mg4Mn2+3Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F1.5(OH)0.5 |
| Environment: |
Occurs as centimeter-sized darkgreen nodules, not unlike green apatite, in a quartz matrix. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Sidi-bou-Kricha, Jebilet mountains, Marrakech province, Morocco Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2005-058a |
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