Podlesnoite Mineral Data

General Podlesnoite Information
Chemical Formula:	BaCa2(CO3)2F2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 379.11 gm
	Barium 36.95 % Ba 41.25 % BaO
	Sodium 0.06 % Na 0.08 % Na₂O
	Strontium 0.12 % Sr 0.14 % SrO
	Calcium 20.93 % Ca 29.29 % CaO
	Iron 0.29 % Fe 0.38 % FeO
	Carbon 6.30 % C 23.10 % CO₂
	Oxygen 25.32 % O
	Fluorine 10.02 % F 10.02 % F
	- % F -4.22 % -O=F₂
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	100.00 % 100.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ba_1.02Ca_1.98Fe²⁺_0.02Na_0.01Sr_0.005C_1.99O₆F₂
Environment:	Found in a small hydrothermal body composed primarily of natrolite. New structure type.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Kirovskii mine, Mt. Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named (pronounced "pod-lez'-no-ite") for Aleksandr Semenovich Podlesnyi (born 1948), Russian amateur mineralogist and prominent mineral collector, in recognition of his significant contributions to the mineralogy of the
Synonym:	IMA2006-033