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Meixnerite Mineral Data
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General Meixnerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg6Al2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 577.99 gm |
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Magnesium 25.23 % Mg 41.84 % MgO |
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Aluminum 9.34 % Al 17.64 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 4.53 % H 40.52 % H2O |
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Oxygen 60.90 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg6Al2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral with talc in cracks of a pyrope-serpentine rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
| Locality: |
Ybba Persenberg, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Heinrich Herman Meixner (1908-1981), Austrian mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Meixnerite + Pronunciation  |
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