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Orthoericssonite Mineral Data
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General Orthoericssonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaMn2(Fe+++O)Si2O7(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 504.22 gm |
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Barium 27.24 % Ba 30.41 % BaO |
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Manganese 21.79 % Mn 28.14 % MnO |
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Iron 11.08 % Fe 15.84 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 11.14 % Si 23.83 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.20 % H 1.79 % H2O |
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Oxygen 28.56 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaMn2+2Fe3+Si2O8(OH) |
| Environment: |
In a �ne-grained manganoan aegirine zone in well-banded tephroite-rhodonite-manganoan aegirine skarn. Dimorphous with ericssonite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1971 |
| Locality: |
From Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its ORTHOrhombic crystallization and relation to ericssonite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Orthoericssonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 201041 |
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PDF 29-185 |
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