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Scheuchzerite Mineral Data

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General Scheuchzerite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na(Mn,Mg)9[VSi9O28(OH)](OH)3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,309.36 gm
   Sodium      1.70 %  Na    2.30 % Na2O
   Calcium     0.09 %  Ca    0.13 % CaO
   Magnesium   1.76 %  Mg    2.92 % MgO
   Manganese  32.69 %  Mn   42.20 % MnO
   Aluminum    0.02 %  Al    0.04 % Al2O3
   Vanadium    3.70 %  V     6.60 % V2O5
   Zinc        0.80 %  Zn    0.99 % ZnO
   Silicon    19.48 %  Si   41.67 % SiO2
   Nickel      0.18 %  Ni    0.23 % NiO
   Arsenic     0.11 %  As    0.18 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    0.31 %  H     2.75 % H2O
   Oxygen     39.16 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.97Mn2+7.79Mg0.95Zn0.16Ni0.04Ca0.03Al0.01V5+0.95As0.02Si9.08O32.05H4
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733), junior physician of the city of Z�rich, curator of the Kunstkammer�a (cabinet of natural history and curiosities), an d he held the chair of physics and mat
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2004-044