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Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb7+xMg4.5[(Si,Al)5O14](BO3)(BO3,AsO4)(CO3)(OH,O)7 ( x < 0.5)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 4,587.29 gm
   Magnesium   4.78 %  Mg    7.93 % MgO
   Aluminum    0.22 %  Al    0.41 % Al2O3
   Silicon     5.96 %  Si   12.74 % SiO2
   Boron       0.83 %  B     2.66 % B2O3
   Hydrogen    0.26 %  H     2.30 % H2O
   Lead       66.62 %  Pb   71.77 % PbO
   Carbon      0.57 %  C     2.09 % CO2
   Oxygen     20.76 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.91 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb14.75Mg9.03Si9.73Al0.37O30.76(BO3)3.51(CO3)2.18(OH)11.7
Help on Environment: Environment: Layer silicate
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: L�ngban deposit, Bergslagen ore region, Filipstad district, V�rmland, Sweden Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Sergei Nikolaevich Britvin (b. 1965), a Russian mineralogist.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2006-031