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Preobrazhenskite Mineral Data
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General Preobrazhenskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg3B11O15(OH)9 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 584.88 gm |
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Magnesium 12.47 % Mg 20.67 % MgO |
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Boron 20.33 % B 65.47 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.55 % H 13.86 % H2O |
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Oxygen 65.65 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg3B11O15(OH)9 |
| Environment: |
Fne-grained halite�polyhalite rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 |
| Locality: |
Kazakhstan, in and under the Inder borate deposit. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Pavel Ivanovich Preobrazhenskii (1874-1944), investigator of Russian salt deposits, Institute of Halurgy, St. Petersburg. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Preobrazhenskite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 79143 |
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