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Jeanbandyite Mineral Data
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General Jeanbandyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe+++,Mn++)Sn++++(OH)6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 247.09 gm |
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Manganese 4.45 % Mn 5.74 % MnO |
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Iron 15.82 % Fe 22.62 % Fe2O3 |
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Tin 38.43 % Sn 48.79 % SnO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.45 % H 21.87 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.85 % O |
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100.00 % 99.03 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+0.7Mn2+0.2Sn0.8(OH)6 |
| Environment: |
Oxide zone of polymetallic hydrothermal deposits epitaxially overgrown on wickmanite or natanite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Llallagua, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jean A. Bandy, Wickenburg, Arizona, USA, who, with her husband Mark Bandy, translated Agricola's "De Natura Fossilium" from original Latin. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Jeanbandyite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27661 |
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PDF 35-663 |
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