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Jagowerite Mineral Data

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General Jagowerite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: BaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 415.25 gm
   Barium      33.07 %  Ba   36.92 % BaO
   Aluminum    13.00 %  Al   24.55 % Al2O3
   Phosphorus  14.92 %  P    34.18 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.49 %  H     4.34 % H2O
   Oxygen      38.53 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: BaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: In quartz veins filling tension fractures in carbonaceous argillite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1973
Help on Locality: Locality: From a locality about 25 km north of the Hess River, N.T.S. area 105-N-7, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for John Arthur Gower (1921-1972), Professor of Mineralogy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Jagowerite + Pronunciation Say JAGOWERITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 6196
  IMA1973-001
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