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Wadsleyite Mineral Data
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General Wadsleyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Mg,Fe++)2SiO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 156.46 gm |
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Magnesium 23.30 % Mg 38.64 % MgO |
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Iron 17.85 % Fe 22.96 % FeO |
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Silicon 17.95 % Si 38.40 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 40.90 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg1.5Fe2+0.5SiO4 |
| Environment: |
In fragments within a vein in a "hypersthene"-olivine chondritic meteorite, believed to have formed during an extraterrestrial shock event. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Peace River meteorite. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for A.D. Wadsley (1918-1969). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Wadsleyite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 66490 |
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IMA1982-012 |
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PDF 37-415 |
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