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General Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 777.04 gm
   Potassium   0.05 %  K     0.06 % K2O
   Sodium      1.98 %  Na    2.67 % Na2O
   Lithium     2.30 %  Li    4.94 % Li2O
   Calcium     0.21 %  Ca    0.29 % CaO
   Magnesium   5.69 %  Mg    9.44 % MgO
   Manganese   0.14 %  Mn    0.18 % MnO
   Aluminum    7.01 %  Al   13.25 % Al2O3
   Zinc        0.08 %  Zn    0.10 % ZnO
   Chromium    0.07 %  Cr    0.10 % Cr2O3
   Iron        3.74 %  Fe    4.81 % FeO
   Silicon    28.77 %  Si   61.55 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.12 %  H     1.04 % H2O
   Oxygen     47.15 %  O
   Fluorine    2.69 %  F     2.69 % F
                -   %   F    -1.13 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.64K0.01Li1.93Ca0.04Na0.03Mg1.69Fe2+0.31Al1.98Cr0.01Zn0.01Li0.64Fe2+0.21Mg0.13 Mn2+0.02Si3.96Al0.04Si4O22F1.1(OH)0.9
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs at the inner contact with lithium pegmatite around oligoclase andesite. Amphibole group.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Tastyg spodumene deposit, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Clinoholmquistite discredited.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Clinoholmquistite
  IMA2004-002