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Gupeiite Mineral Data
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General Gupeiite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe3Si |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 195.63 gm |
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Iron 85.64 % Fe |
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Silicon 14.36 % Si |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe0+3Si |
| Environment: |
Innermost in spheres, surrounded by nickel-iron minerals and their oxidation products, apparently of extraterrestrial origin, found in placers. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
Yanshan area, Hebei Province, China Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the eastern passageway, Gupeikou, of the Great Wall of China. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gupeiite  |
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