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General Kaluginite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Mn++,Ca)MgFe+++(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 410.39 gm
   Calcium      2.44 %  Ca    3.42 % CaO
   Magnesium    5.92 %  Mg    9.82 % MgO
   Manganese   10.04 %  Mn   12.96 % MnO
   Iron        13.61 %  Fe   19.46 % Fe2O3
   Phosphorus  15.09 %  P    34.59 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     2.21 %  H    19.75 % H2O
   Oxygen      50.68 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+0.75Ca0.25MgFe3+(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary decomposition product from a granitic pegmatite vein.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA 1991
Help on Locality: Locality: Ilmenskij National Park, Rual Mountans, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Aleksandr V. Kalugin (1857-1933), mineralogist, Ural Mountains, Russia.