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Maleevite Mineral Data
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General Maleevite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaB2Si2O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 341.91 gm |
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Barium 39.76 % Ba 44.40 % BaO |
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Silicon 16.51 % Si 35.32 % SiO2 |
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Boron 6.29 % B 20.26 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 37.44 % O |
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100.00 % 99.98 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.99B1.99Si2.01O8 |
| Environment: |
Found in a large boulder of pegmatite intruding syenite. Ba-dominant analogue of danburite; structure determined. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Mihail Naidenovitch Maleev (1940-), Bulgarian mineralogist and expert in mineral systematics. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-027 |
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