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Kryzhanovskite Mineral Data

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General Kryzhanovskite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: MnFe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 408.60 gm
   Manganese   13.45 %  Mn   17.36 % MnO
   Iron        27.34 %  Fe   39.08 % Fe2O3
   Phosphorus  15.16 %  P    34.74 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.99 %  H     8.82 % H2O
   Oxygen      43.07 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary phosphate mineral in pegmatites. Ferric iron equivalent of phosphoferrite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950
Help on Locality: Locality: Kolbinsk pegmatite, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Vladimir Ilyitch Kryzhanovsky (1881-1947), curator of the Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Kryzhanovskite + Pronunciation Say KRYZHANOVSKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 303
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