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Suzukiite Mineral Data
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General Suzukiite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaVO(SiO3)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 356.44 gm |
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Barium 38.53 % Ba 43.02 % BaO |
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Vanadium 14.29 % V 25.51 % V2O5 |
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Silicon 15.76 % Si 33.71 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 31.42 % O |
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100.00 % 102.24 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaV5+O(SiO3)2 |
| Environment: |
In massive rhodonite-rhodochrosite ore. Ba analoge of haradaite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Mogurazawa mine, Kiry City, Gumma Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jan Suzuki (1996-1970), mineralogist and petrologist at Hokkaido University, Sapporo. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Suzukiite + Pronunciation  |
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