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Muirite Mineral Data

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General Muirite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ba10Ca2Mn++TiSi10O30(OH,Cl,F)10
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,526.04 gm
   Barium     54.36 %  Ba   60.70 % BaO
   Calcium     3.17 %  Ca    4.44 % CaO
   Titanium    1.90 %  Ti    3.16 % TiO2
   Manganese   2.17 %  Mn    2.81 % MnO
   Silicon    11.12 %  Si   23.79 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.28 %  H     2.50 % H2O
   Chlorine    2.81 %  Cl    2.81 % Cl
                -   %   Cl   -0.63 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen     23.44 %  O
   Fluorine    0.75 %  F     0.75 % F
                -   %   F    -0.32 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba10Ca2Mn2+TiSi10O30(OH)7Cl2F
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1965
Help on Locality: Locality: Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for John Muir (1838-1914), American geologist and explorer who made early observations in geology in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Muirite Say MUIRITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 23533
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