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Tetraferriphlogopite Mineral Data

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General Tetraferriphlogopite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: KMg3Fe+++Si3O10(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 446.13 gm
   Potassium   8.76 %  K    10.56 % K2O
   Magnesium  16.34 %  Mg   27.10 % MgO
   Iron       12.52 %  Fe   17.90 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    18.89 %  Si   40.40 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.45 %  H     4.04 % H2O
   Oxygen     43.04 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: KMg3Fe3+Si3O10(OH)2
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the Fe3+ analog of phlogopite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Ferri-phlogopite
  Tetra-ferriphlogopite - Renamed Tetraferriphlogopite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131