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Ferrotychite Mineral Data

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General Ferrotychite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na6Fe++2(SO4)(CO3)4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 585.73 gm
   Sodium  23.55 %  Na   31.74 % Na2O
   Iron    19.07 %  Fe   24.53 % FeO
   Carbon   8.20 %  C    30.05 % CO2
   Sulfur   5.47 %  S    13.67 % SO3
   Oxygen  43.70 %  O
          ______        ______ 
          100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na6Fe2+2(SO4)(CO3)4
Help on Environment: Environment: Constituent of a vein cutting ijolite-urtite in an alkaline igneous complex, from a drill core.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: Olenii Ruchei (Reindeer�s Stream), Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the essential FERROus iron and the relation to tychite.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Ferrotychite + Pronunciation Say FERROTYCHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 20169
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