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Overite Mineral Data
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General Overite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 370.38 gm |
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Calcium 10.82 % Ca 15.14 % CaO |
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Magnesium 6.56 % Mg 10.88 % MgO |
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Aluminum 7.28 % Al 13.76 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 16.73 % P 38.32 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.45 % H 21.89 % H2O |
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Oxygen 56.16 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In phosphate nodules. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1940 |
| Locality: |
Little Green Monster mine, Clay Canyon, about nine km west of Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Edwin J. Over (1903-1963), mineral collector, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, who first found the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Overite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 10406 |
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PDF 16-157 |
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