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Greifensteinite Mineral Data

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General Greifensteinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca2Be4(Fe++,Mn)5(PO4)6(OH)4•6(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,108.19 gm
   Calcium      7.09 %  Ca    9.92 % CaO
   Magnesium    0.20 %  Mg    0.33 % MgO
   Manganese    4.26 %  Mn    5.51 % MnO
   Beryllium    3.31 %  Be    9.19 % BeO
   Aluminum     0.56 %  Al    1.06 % Al2O3
   Iron        17.34 %  Fe   22.30 % FeO
   Phosphorus  16.66 %  P    38.17 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.51 %  H    13.53 % H2O
   Oxygen      49.07 %  O
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              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca1.96Be4.07Fe2+3.44Mn2+0.86Al0.23Mg0.09(PO4)5.96(OH)3.65�6.5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Miarolitic cavities in lithium-rich granite pegmatite. (Fe-dominant analogue of monoclinic roscherite and zanazziite; structure)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Greifenstein, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2001-044