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Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) Mineral Data

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General Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ba,K,Pb)Na3(Ca,Sr)(Fe++,Mg,Mn)14Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,116.63 gm
   Potassium    0.55 %  K     0.67 % K2O
   Barium       3.89 %  Ba    4.35 % BaO
   Sodium       3.26 %  Na    4.39 % Na2O
   Calcium      1.89 %  Ca    2.65 % CaO
   Magnesium    4.59 %  Mg    7.62 % MgO
   Manganese    7.79 %  Mn   10.05 % MnO
   Aluminum     1.27 %  Al    2.41 % Al2O3
   Iron        21.11 %  Fe   27.16 % FeO
   Phosphorus  17.56 %  P    40.24 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.07 %  H     0.64 % H2O
   Oxygen      36.66 %  O
   Fluorine     1.35 %  F     1.35 % F
                 -   %   F    -0.57 % -O=F2    
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba0.6K0.3CaNa3Fe2+8Mg4Mn2+3Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F1.5(OH)0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs as centimeter-sized darkgreen nodules, not unlike green apatite, in a quartz matrix.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Sidi-bou-Kricha, Jebilet mountains, Marrakech province, Morocco Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2005-058a