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Simferite Mineral Data
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General Simferite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Li(Mg,Fe+++,Mn+++)2(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 276.67 gm |
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Lithium 2.51 % Li 5.40 % Li2O |
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Magnesium 8.78 % Mg 14.57 % MgO |
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Manganese 7.94 % Mn 11.41 % Mn2O3 |
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Iron 12.11 % Fe 17.32 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 22.39 % P 51.30 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 46.26 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
LiMgFe3+0.6Mn3+0.4(PO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Occurs at the contact of REE-bearing pegmatite and phlogopitized tremolitic rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 |
| Locality: |
Radionovskoye pegmatite field, middle Berda River, Zaporozhe district, Ukraine. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Name is derived from the Greek for "hospitable," in allusion to the fact that four (non-P) cations enter its structure. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Simferite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 71764 |
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IMA1989-016 |
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PDF 81-424 |
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