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Merrillite-(Y) Mineral Data

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General Merrillite-(Y) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca16Y2Mg2(PO4)14
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,277.42 gm
   Calcium     31.68 %  Ca   44.32 % CaO
   Yttrium      7.81 %  Y     9.92 % Y2O3
   Magnesium    2.13 %  Mg    3.54 % MgO
   Phosphorus  19.04 %  P    43.63 % P2O5
   Oxygen      39.34 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      101.41 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca18Y2Mg2(PO4)14
Help on Environment: Environment: Extraterrestrial bodies.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA 1977
Help on Locality: Locality: Meteorites Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after George Perkins Merrill (1854-1929), meteorite specialist at U. S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. USA.