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Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mn++2Mn+++(AsO4)(OH)4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 371.76 gm
   Manganese  44.33 %  Mn   38.16 % MnO / 21.23 % Mn2O3
   Arsenic    20.15 %  As   30.91 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    1.08 %  H     9.69 % H2O
   Oxygen     34.43 %  O
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             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4
Help on Environment: Environment: Veinlets in magnetite ore.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889
Help on Locality: Locality: Harstigen mine, near Persberg, and at Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Gustav Flink (1849-1931), Swedish mineralogist and collector.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Flinkite Say FLINKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 16902
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