Schaferite Mineral Data

General Schaferite Information
Chemical Formula:	NaCa2Mg2(VO4)3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 496.57 gm
	Sodium 4.63 % Na 6.24 % Na₂O
	Calcium 16.14 % Ca 22.59 % CaO
	Magnesium 9.79 % Mg 16.23 % MgO
	Vanadium 30.78 % V 54.94 % V₂O₅
	Oxygen 38.66 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	NaCa₂Mg₂(VO₄)₃
Environment:	Found in a silicate-rich xenolith in leucite tephrite lava. The magnesium dominant analogue of palenzonaite. A member of the Garnet group.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Bellberg volcano, near Mayen, Laacher See district, Eifel, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Helmut Sch�fer (b. 1931), amateur mineralogist from Mayen-K�rrenberg, specialist in the minerals of the Eifel volcanic area, who discovered the mineral.
Name Pronunciation:	Schaferite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	IMA1997-048