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IMA2008-048 Mineral Data

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General IMA2008-048 Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 898.33 gm
   Zinc        43.67 %  Zn   54.36 % ZnO
   Phosphorus  13.79 %  P    31.60 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.57 %  H    14.04 % H2O
   Oxygen      40.96 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Zn6(PO4)4•7(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Structurally related to rimkorologite and bakhchisaraitsevite
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Block 14 Open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)