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Takedaite Mineral Data
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General Takedaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3(BO3)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 237.85 gm |
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Calcium 50.55 % Ca 70.73 % CaO |
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Boron 9.09 % B 29.27 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 40.36 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3(BO3)2 |
| Environment: |
In a vein developed along the boundary between crystalline limestone and gehlenite-spurrite skarn. Ca-analog to kotoite and jotoite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1995 |
| Locality: |
Fuka, Bitchu-Cho, Okayama Prefeture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Prof. Hiroshi Takeda (1934- ) , of the Mineralogial Institute, University of Tokyo. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Takedaite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1993-049 |
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