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Fluoro-ferroleakeite Mineral Data

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General Fluoro-ferroleakeite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaNa2(Fe++2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22F2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 913.97 gm
   Sodium     7.55 %  Na   10.17 % Na2O
   Lithium    0.76 %  Li    1.63 % Li2O
   Iron      24.44 %  Fe   15.72 % FeO / 17.47 % Fe2O3
   Silicon   24.58 %  Si   52.59 % SiO2
   Oxygen    38.51 %  O
   Fluorine   4.16 %  F     4.16 % F
               -   %   F    -1.75 % -O=F2    
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3Fe2+2Fe3+2Li(Si8O22)F2
Help on Environment: Environment: Mildly perialkaline porphyry.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1996
Help on Locality: Locality: The Canada Pinabete pluton, Wuesta, New Mexico, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its composition containing fluorine and iron and with the mineral leakeite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1993-026