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Trattnerite Mineral Data
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General Trattnerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,017.34 gm |
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Potassium 0.27 % K 0.32 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.07 % Na 0.09 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 5.88 % Mg 9.75 % MgO |
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Titanium 0.05 % Ti 0.08 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 0.43 % Mn 0.56 % MnO |
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Aluminum 0.11 % Al 0.20 % Al2O3 |
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Zinc 0.32 % Zn 0.40 % ZnO |
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Iron 12.57 % Fe 2.12 % FeO / 15.62 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 33.13 % Si 70.87 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 47.18 % O |
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100.00 % 100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K0.07Na0.03Mg2.46Fe3+1.99Fe2+0.3Mn2+0.08Zn0.05Al0.04Ti0.01Si12O30 |
| Environment: |
In small cavities of a silica-rich xenolith in a ha�yne nephelinite lava flow. Milarite group; structure determined |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
In a quarry near the village of Wilhelmsdorf, south-southeast of Bad Gleichenberg, eastern Styria, Austria Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Walter Trattner, a mineral collector with excellent knowledge of the mineralogy of the area in which the species was found. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-002 |
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