Chemical Formula:
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Fe+++2(Fe++,Mg)4(PO4)(OH)13·H2O |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 579.01 g |
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Hydrogen |
2.26 % |
H |
20.22 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
44.21 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Magnesium |
6.72 % |
Mg |
11.14 % |
MgO |
0.00 % |
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Phosphorus |
5.35 % |
P |
12.26 % |
P2O5 |
0.00 % |
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Manganese |
0.95 % |
Mn |
1.23 % |
MnO |
0.00 % |
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Iron |
40.51 % |
Fe |
57.92 % |
Fe2O3 |
0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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102.77 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Fe3+2.2Fe3+2Mg1.6Mn2+0.1(PO4)(OH)11·(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Hydrothermal mineral associated with vugs in a dolomite carbonatite |
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Locality:
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Kovdor alkaline-ultramafic complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Name alludes to the crystal morphology which resembles a double edged sword (gladius, Latin for sword) |
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Synonym:
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IMA1998-011 |
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