Mozartite Mineral Data

General Mozartite Information
Chemical Formula:	CaMn+++SiO4(OH)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 204.11 gm
	Calcium 19.64 % Ca 27.47 % CaO
	Manganese 26.92 % Mn 38.67 % Mn₂O₃
	Silicon 13.76 % Si 29.44 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 0.49 % H 4.41 % H₂O
	Oxygen 39.19 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	CaMn³⁺(SiO₄)(OH)
Environment:	Found intergrown with pectolite. Isostructural with vuagnatite and adelite group minerals.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1993
Locality:	Circhiara mine, near Faggiona, Val di Vara, La Spezia, eastern Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and his opera "The Magic Flute". The mineral was first noted in 1991, the 200th annivarsary of the composer's death.
Name Pronunciation:	Mozartite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 75925
	IMA1991-016
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