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Stanekite Mineral Data

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General Stanekite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Fe+++(Mn,Fe++,Mg)(PO4)O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 218.97 gm
   Magnesium    1.11 %  Mg    1.84 % MgO
   Manganese   15.05 %  Mn   19.44 % MnO
   Iron        33.16 %  Fe    9.84 % FeO / 36.47 % Fe2O3
   Phosphorus  14.15 %  P    32.41 % P2O5
   Oxygen      36.53 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe3+Mn2+0.6Fe2+0.3Mg0.1(PO4)O
Help on Environment: Environment: Related to triploidite and wolfeite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: The Clementine II pegamtite, Okatjimukuja farm, Karibib, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after Josef Stanek (1928-1995), Professor of Mineralogy, Masarykov University, Brno, Czech Republic, a specialist in phosphate mineralogy.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Stanekite + Pronunciation Say STANEKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1994-045