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Krasnovite Mineral Data
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General Krasnovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 301.90 gm |
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Barium 45.49 % Ba 50.79 % BaO |
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Magnesium 2.01 % Mg 3.34 % MgO |
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Aluminum 6.70 % Al 12.66 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 7.69 % P 17.63 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.34 % H 11.93 % H2O |
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Carbon 0.99 % C 3.64 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 35.77 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaAl0.75Mg0.25(PO4)0.75(CO3)0.25(OH)2•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Dolomite veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Kovdor on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for N. I. Krasnova (1941-), mineralogist at St. Petersburg University. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Krasnovite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1991-020 |
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