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Vistepite Mineral Data
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General Vistepite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mn++4Sn++++B2(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 762.43 gm |
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Manganese 28.82 % Mn 37.22 % MnO |
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Silicon 14.73 % Si 31.52 % SiO2 |
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Tin 15.57 % Sn 19.77 % SnO2 |
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Boron 2.84 % B 9.13 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.36 % H2O |
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Oxygen 37.77 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+4SnB2(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
In a rhodonite vein in biotite-quartz hornfels at the margin of a tin-bearing granite massif. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 |
| Locality: |
From Muzeinyi Sai [Museum Valley], near the Trudovye tin deposit, Inyl'chek Mountains, eastern Kyrgyzstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Victor Ivanovich Stepanov (1924-1988), mineralogist, A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Vistepite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 84256 |
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IMA1991-012 |
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PDF 46-1408 |
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