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Lindsleyite Mineral Data
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General Lindsleyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ba,Sr)(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg)21O38 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,763.22 gm |
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Barium 5.84 % Ba 6.52 % BaO |
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Strontium 1.24 % Sr 1.47 % SrO |
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Magnesium 0.69 % Mg 1.14 % MgO |
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Titanium 35.30 % Ti 58.89 % TiO2 |
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Chromium 17.69 % Cr 23.14 % CrO |
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Iron 4.75 % Fe 6.11 % FeO |
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Oxygen 34.48 % O |
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100.00 % 97.28 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.75Sr0.25Ti13Cr6Fe2+1.5Mg0.5O38 |
| Environment: |
In kimberlite and peridotite nodules. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
DeBeers mine, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Donald H. Lindsley (1934-), mineralogist, Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Lindsleyite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 81584 |
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PDF 37-421 |
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