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Ferrazite Mineral Data

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General Ferrazite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) (?)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 903.26 gm
   Barium      11.40 %  Ba   12.73 % BaO
   Phosphorus   6.86 %  P    15.71 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.79 %  H    15.96 % H2O
   Lead        51.61 %  Pb   55.60 % PbO
   Oxygen      28.34 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: 3(Pb0.75)3(Ba0.25)(PO4)2•8(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Fava pebble concretions.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Discredited IMA 1996
Help on Locality: Locality: Found in the Brazilian diamond deposits near Diamantina, Brazil Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named in 1919 for Jorge Palmiro de Araujo Ferraz (1883-1926) of the Geological Survey of Brazil.