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General Plimerite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: ZnFe+++4(PO4)3(OH)5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 658.73 gm
   Zinc         9.93 %  Zn   12.36 % ZnO
   Iron        33.91 %  Fe   48.48 % Fe2O3
   Phosphorus  14.11 %  P    32.32 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.77 %  H     6.84 % H2O
   Oxygen      41.29 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Help on Environment: Environment: Rockbridgeite group. Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2008-013