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General Holdenite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Mn,Mg)6Zn3(AsO4)2(SiO4)(OH)8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,018.89 gm
   Magnesium   1.43 %  Mg    2.37 % MgO
   Manganese  29.66 %  Mn   38.29 % MnO
   Zinc       19.25 %  Zn   23.96 % ZnO
   Silicon     2.76 %  Si    5.90 % SiO2
   Arsenic    14.71 %  As   22.56 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    0.79 %  H     7.07 % H2O
   Oxygen     31.41 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+5.5Mg0.6Zn3(AsO4)2(SiO4)(OH)8
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary mineral in veinlets and other voids in a metamorphosed zinc deposit.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927
Help on Locality: Locality: Franklin and Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913), mining engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Holdenite + Pronunciation Say HOLDENITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100075
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