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Mawbyite Mineral Data

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General Mawbyite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb(Fe+++Zn)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 649.02 gm
   Zinc       1.01 %  Zn    1.25 % ZnO
   Iron      16.35 %  Fe   21.03 % FeO
   Arsenic   23.09 %  As   35.41 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   0.28 %  H     2.50 % H2O
   Lead      35.12 %  Pb   37.83 % PbO
   Oxygen    24.16 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       98.03 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb1.1Fe2+1.9Zn0.1(AsO4)2(OH)1.8
Help on Environment: Environment: In an arsenic-rich reaction halo in fractures and cavities in a spessartine-quartz rock in the oxidation zone of a metamorphosed stratiform Pb-Zn orebody.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1989
Help on Locality: Locality: Kintore open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Sir Maurice Alan Edgar Mawby (1904-1977), for his contribution to the Australian mining industry.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Mawbyite Say MAWBYITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 85132
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