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Seamanite Mineral Data
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General Seamanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mn3(PO4)B(OH)6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 372.64 gm |
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Manganese 44.23 % Mn 57.11 % MnO |
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Boron 2.90 % B 9.34 % B2O3 |
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Phosphorus 8.31 % P 19.05 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.62 % H 14.50 % H2O |
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Oxygen 42.94 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+3(PO4)B(OH)6 |
| Environment: |
In fractures cutting siliceous rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930 |
| Locality: |
Chicagoan mine, near Iron River, Iron Co., Michigan, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Professor Arthur Edmund Seaman (1858-1937), American mineralogist, Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Houghton, Michigan, USA |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Seamanite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 34850 |
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PDF 25-536 |
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