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General Caryinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)(Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Mg)2(AsO4)3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 681.37 gm
   Sodium       3.37 %  Na    4.55 % Na2O
   Calcium      7.65 %  Ca   10.70 % CaO
   Magnesium    1.78 %  Mg    2.96 % MgO
   Manganese   14.51 %  Mn   18.74 % MnO
   Arsenic     31.89 %  As   48.91 % As2O5
   Phosphorus   0.45 %  P     1.04 % P2O5
   Lead        12.16 %  Pb   13.10 % PbO
   Oxygen      28.18 %  O
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              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.6Pb0.4Ca0.6Na0.4Ca0.7Mn2+1.8Mg0.5(AsO4)2.9(PO4)0.1
Help on Environment: Environment: In veinlets in skarn in a metamorphosed Fe-Mn orebody.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874
Help on Locality: Locality: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the Greek for "nut-brown", its common color.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 76609
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