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Bjarebyite Mineral Data

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General Bjarebyite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ba,Sr)(Mn++,Fe++,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 648.89 gm
   Barium      23.28 %  Ba   25.99 % BaO
   Strontium    1.35 %  Sr    1.60 % SrO
   Magnesium    0.75 %  Mg    1.24 % MgO
   Manganese    7.62 %  Mn    9.84 % MnO
   Aluminum     7.48 %  Al   14.14 % Al2O3
   Iron         7.75 %  Fe    9.96 % FeO
   Phosphorus  14.32 %  P    32.81 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.47 %  H     4.16 % H2O
   Oxygen      36.98 %  O
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              100.00 %       99.75 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba1.1Sr0.1Al1.8Mn2+0.9Fe2+0.9Mg0.2(PO4)3(OH)3
Help on Environment: Environment: Late-stage reaction product of triphylite and amblygonite in complex granite pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1973
Help on Locality: Locality: Palermo #1 mine, near North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Alfred Gunnar Bjareby (1899-1967), Swedish-American student of New England pegmatite minerals.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Bjarebyite + Pronunciation Say BJAREBYITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 6207
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