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Stenhuggarite Mineral Data

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General Stenhuggarite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaFe+++(As+++O2)(As+++Sb+++O5)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 479.51 gm
   Calcium    8.36 %  Ca   11.69 % CaO
   Iron      11.65 %  Fe   16.65 % Fe2O3
   Antimony  25.39 %  Sb   30.40 % Sb2O3
   Arsenic   31.25 %  As   41.26 % As2O3
   Oxygen    23.36 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaFe3+As2SbO7
Help on Environment: Environment: Very rare in hematite ore from a metamorphosed Fe-Mn orebody.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1968
Help on Locality: Locality: L�ngban mine, Bergslagen ore distr., Filipstad, V�rmland (Wermland), Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from the Swedish for "stonemason", in honor of Brian Harold Mason (1917-), U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., USA for his Langban deposit studies.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Stenhuggarite + Pronunciation Say STENHUGGARITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 965
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