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Serrabrancaite Mineral Data
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General Serrabrancaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MnPO4•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 164.70 gm |
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Manganese 32.69 % Mn 46.97 % Mn2O3 |
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Phosphorus 18.81 % P 43.09 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.10 % H 9.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.40 % O |
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100.00 % 99.90 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn3+0.98PO3.98•0.9(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Alteration product of triplite in a phosphate-bearing pegmatite. Related to the kieserite group |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Alto Serra Branca pegmatite, ~10 km southwest of Pedra Lavrand, Paraiba, Brazil. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1998-006 |
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