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Sarcopside Mineral Data
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General Sarcopside Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe++,Mn,Mg)3(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 338.25 gm |
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Magnesium 2.16 % Mg 3.57 % MgO |
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Manganese 4.87 % Mn 6.29 % MnO |
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Iron 39.63 % Fe 50.98 % FeO |
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Phosphorus 17.40 % P 39.87 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 35.95 % O |
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100.00 % 100.71 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+2.4Mn2+0.3Mg0.3(PO4)1.9 |
| Environment: |
Formed along with graftonite, probably by exsolution from triphylite, in complex zoned granite pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 |
| Locality: |
Gory Sowie (Michelsdorf), in the Eulengebirge, Silesia, Poland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for "flesh" and "view," in allusion to its apparent flesh-red color [due to intimate intergrowth with graftonite]. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sarcopside + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 72049 |
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PDF 39-341 |
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