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Joesmithite Mineral Data

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General Joesmithite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: PbCa2(Mg,Fe++,Fe+++)5Si6Be2O22(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,043.42 gm
   Calcium     7.30 %  Ca   10.21 % CaO
   Magnesium   5.82 %  Mg    9.66 % MgO
   Manganese   1.58 %  Mn    2.04 % MnO
   Beryllium   1.55 %  Be    4.31 % BeO
   Iron       10.70 %  Fe    2.75 % FeO / 12.24 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    16.15 %  Si   34.55 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.17 %  H     1.55 % H2O
   Lead       19.86 %  Pb   20.62 % Pb2O
   Oxygen     36.49 %  O
   Fluorine    0.36 %  F     0.36 % F
                -   %   F    -0.15 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       98.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PbCa1.9Mg2.5Fe3+1.6Fe2+0.4Mn2+0.3Si6Be1.8O22(OH)1.8F0.2
Help on Environment: Environment: Metamorphosed manganese ores.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1968
Help on Locality: Locality: At Lanban, Varmalnd, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Prof. Joseph Victor Smith (1928-), English-American mineralogist and petrologist of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Joesmithite + Pronunciation Say JOESMITHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 74285
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