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Khmaralite Mineral Data
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General Khmaralite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Mg,Al,Fe)16(Al,Si,Be)12O40 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,401.96 gm |
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Magnesium 16.64 % Mg 27.60 % MgO |
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Beryllium 1.03 % Be 2.85 % BeO |
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Aluminum 23.09 % Al 43.64 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 6.37 % Fe 8.20 % FeO |
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Silicon 7.21 % Si 15.43 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 45.65 % O |
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100.00 % 97.72 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg9.6Al4.8Fe2+1.6Al7.2Si3.6Be1.6O40 |
| Environment: |
In a single specimen of a pegmatite. A member of the sapphirine group |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
From "Zircon Point,", Khmara Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For the locality, which was named in honor of Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936-1956), a tractor driver who perished in Antarctica. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 87692 |
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IMA1998-027 |
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