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Bariopharmacosiderite Mineral Data

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General Bariopharmacosiderite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: BaFe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)5•5(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 952.59 gm
   Barium    14.42 %  Ba   16.10 % BaO
   Iron      23.45 %  Fe   33.53 % Fe2O3
   Arsenic   23.60 %  As   36.19 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   1.59 %  H    14.18 % H2O
   Oxygen    36.95 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: BaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)5•5(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1966
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the barium analog of pharmacosiderite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Barium-pharmacosiderite - Renamed Bariopharmacosiderite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131