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Apatite-(SrOH) Mineral Data

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General Apatite-(SrOH) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 634.05 gm
   Strontium   38.00 %  Sr   44.94 % SrO
   Calcium     14.22 %  Ca   19.90 % CaO
   Phosphorus  14.66 %  P    33.58 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.08 %  H     0.71 % H2O
   Oxygen      31.54 %  O
   Fluorine     1.50 %  F     1.50 % F
                 -   %   F    -0.63 % -O=F2    
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: 5(Sr0.55)5(Ca0.45)(PO4)3F0.5(OH)0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Alkali pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1962
Help on Locality: Locality: Inaglinsky massif, southern Yakutia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition and resemblance to the apatites.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Apatite-(SrOH) Say APATITE-(SROH)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Apatite
  Strontium-apatite - Renamed to Apatite-(SrOH) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131