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Dorfmanite Mineral Data
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General Dorfmanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2(PO3OH)•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 177.99 gm |
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Sodium 25.83 % Na 34.82 % Na2O |
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Phosphorus 17.40 % P 39.87 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.83 % H 25.30 % H2O |
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Oxygen 53.93 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2(PO3OH)•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Formed by alteration of lomonosovite in drill cores in alkalic pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Khibina and Lovozero massifs, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Moisei Davidovich Dorfman (1908-), Russian mineralogist who first reported a sodium phosphate in 1963. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Dorfmanite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 1289 |
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PDF 10-190 |
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