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Lindsleyite Mineral Data

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General Lindsleyite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ba,Sr)(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg)21O38
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,763.22 gm
   Barium      5.84 %  Ba    6.52 % BaO
   Strontium   1.24 %  Sr    1.47 % SrO
   Magnesium   0.69 %  Mg    1.14 % MgO
   Titanium   35.30 %  Ti   58.89 % TiO2
   Chromium   17.69 %  Cr   23.14 % CrO
   Iron        4.75 %  Fe    6.11 % FeO
   Oxygen     34.48 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       97.28 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba0.75Sr0.25Ti13Cr6Fe2+1.5Mg0.5O38
Help on Environment: Environment: In kimberlite and peridotite nodules.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1983
Help on Locality: Locality: DeBeers mine, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Donald H. Lindsley (1934-), mineralogist, Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Lindsleyite + Pronunciation Say LINDSLEYITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 81584
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