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Ushkovite Mineral Data
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General Ushkovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MgFe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 504.08 gm |
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Magnesium 4.82 % Mg 8.00 % MgO |
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Iron 22.16 % Fe 31.68 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 12.29 % P 28.16 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 3.60 % H 32.17 % H2O |
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Oxygen 57.13 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In granite pegmatites, as an alteration product of triplite formed by weathering. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Southern shore of Lake Bolshoy Tatkul, Ilmen Mountains, Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Sergei L�vovich Ushkov (1880-1951), Russian naturalist, student of the Ilmen National Forest, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ushkovite + Pronunciation  |
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