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Liberite Mineral Data
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General Liberite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Li2BeSiO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 114.98 gm |
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Lithium 12.07 % Li 25.99 % Li2O |
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Beryllium 7.84 % Be 21.75 % BeO |
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Silicon 24.43 % Si 52.26 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 55.66 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Li2Be(SiO4) |
| Environment: |
In veins cutting a lepidolite-Fluorite-magnetite "ribbon rock" in tactite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1964 |
| Locality: |
Hsianghua Ridge, Linwu Co., Hunan Province, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Presumably for LIthium and BERyllium in the composition. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Liberite  |
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