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Newberyite Mineral Data
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General Newberyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg(PO3OH)•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 174.33 gm |
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Magnesium 13.94 % Mg 23.12 % MgO |
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Phosphorus 17.77 % P 40.71 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 4.05 % H 36.17 % H2O |
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Oxygen 64.24 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg(PO3OH)•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found in caves, formed directly from bat guano. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1879 |
| Locality: |
Skipton lava tube caves, 40 km southwest of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for James Cosmo Newbery (1843-1895), geologist, Melbourne, Australia, who initially found the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Newberyite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 31281 |
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PDF 35-780 |
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