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Panethite Mineral Data
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General Panethite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Na,Ca,K)2(Mg,Fe++,Mn)2(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 323.06 gm |
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Potassium 2.42 % K 2.92 % K2O |
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Sodium 8.54 % Na 11.51 % Na2O |
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Calcium 7.44 % Ca 10.41 % CaO |
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Magnesium 9.03 % Mg 14.97 % MgO |
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Manganese 3.40 % Mn 4.39 % MnO |
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Iron 10.37 % Fe 13.34 % FeO |
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Phosphorus 19.18 % P 43.94 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 39.62 % O |
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100.00 % 101.49 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na1.2Ca0.6K0.2Mg1.2Fe2+0.6Mn2+0.2(PO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Intersteller space. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1967 |
| Locality: |
Dayton meteorite, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Friedrich Adolph Paneth (1887-1958), director of the Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry, Mainz, Germay. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Panethite + Pronunciation  |
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