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Fluoropargasite Mineral Data
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General Fluoropargasite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaCa2(Mg3Fe++Al)5(Si6Al2O22)F2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 879.14 gm |
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Potassium 0.76 % K 0.91 % K2O |
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Sodium 2.12 % Na 2.86 % Na2O |
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Calcium 8.84 % Ca 12.37 % CaO |
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Magnesium 8.79 % Mg 14.58 % MgO |
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Titanium 0.54 % Ti 0.91 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 0.06 % Mn 0.08 % MnO |
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Aluminum 6.48 % Al 12.24 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 0.12 % V 0.17 % V2O3 |
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Iron 7.62 % Fe 9.64 % FeO / 0.18 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 20.41 % Si 43.67 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.08 % H 0.73 % H2O |
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Chlorine 0.12 % Cl 0.12 % Cl |
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Cl -0.03 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 41.33 % O |
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Fluorine 2.72 % F 2.72 % F |
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F -1.15 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na0.75K0.17Ca1.94Na0.06Mg3.18Fe2+1.18Al0.5Ti0.1Fe3+0.02V3+0.02Mn2+0.01Si6.39
Al1.61O22F1.26(OH)0.71Cl0.03 |
| Environment: |
Occurs in granulite-facies metacarbonates of late Precambrian age. Amphibole group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Franklin Marble at Edenville, Orange County, New York, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). |
| Synonym: |
IMA2003-050 |
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