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Symplesite Mineral Data
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General Symplesite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 589.50 gm |
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Iron 28.42 % Fe 40.63 % Fe2O3 |
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Arsenic 25.42 % As 38.99 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.74 % H 24.45 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.42 % O |
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100.00 % 104.07 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Dimorphous with parasymplesite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1837 |
| Locality: |
Lobenstein, Voigtland, Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek, syn, "together" and plesiazein, "to associate." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Symplesite + Pronunciation  |
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