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Phosphosiderite Mineral Data
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General Phosphosiderite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe+++PO4•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 186.85 gm |
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Iron 29.89 % Fe 42.73 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 16.58 % P 37.98 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.16 % H 19.28 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.38 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+(PO4)•2(H2O) |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 |
| Locality: |
Kalterborn Grube, Eisenfeld, Siegen, Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after its chemical composition, PHOSPHrous and SIDERos, Iron.. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Phosphosiderite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 34007 |
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Metastrengite |
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PDF 33-666 |
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