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Fluoro-edenite Mineral Data

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General Fluoro-edenite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(F,OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 837.03 gm
   Potassium   0.93 %  K     1.13 % K2O
   Sodium      2.47 %  Na    3.33 % Na2O
   Calcium     7.66 %  Ca   10.72 % CaO
   Magnesium  13.65 %  Mg   22.63 % MgO
   Aluminum    1.93 %  Al    3.65 % Al2O3
   Iron        2.00 %  Fe    1.72 % FeO /  0.95 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    24.83 %  Si   53.12 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.04 %  H     0.32 % H2O
   Oxygen     42.63 %  O
   Fluorine    3.86 %  F     3.86 % F
                -   %   F    -1.62 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.9K0.2Ca1.6Mg4.7Fe2+0.2Fe3+0.1Si7.4Al0.6O22F1.7(OH)0.3
Help on Environment: Environment: Gray-red altered benmoreitic lavas and other andesites crystallized from late-stage hydrothermal fluids.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Etnean Volcanic Complex, Catania, Italy., Ishigamiyama lava dome of the Kimpo volcano, Kumamoto, southwest Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the fluorine dominant member of the edenite series.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Fluor edenite
  IMA1994-059
  IMA2000-049