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Monetite Mineral Data
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General Monetite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaHPO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 136.06 gm |
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Calcium 29.46 % Ca 41.22 % CaO |
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Phosphorus 22.77 % P 52.16 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.74 % H 6.62 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.04 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca(HPO4) |
| Environment: |
Coatings and cements resulting from guano-induced phosphatization of sedimentary rocks; a coating on phosphate minerals in granite pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1882 |
| Locality: |
On Monito (Moneta), Mona, Los Monges, and Aruba Islands, West Indies, Caribbean Sea. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Moneta (now Monito) Island, which contains a notable occurrence. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Monetite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 917 |
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PDF Sep-80 |
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