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Ludwigite Mineral Data
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General Ludwigite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg2Fe+++BO5 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 195.26 gm |
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Magnesium 24.89 % Mg 41.28 % MgO |
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Iron 28.60 % Fe 40.89 % Fe2O3 |
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Boron 5.54 % B 17.83 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 40.97 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg2Fe3+BO5 |
| Environment: |
Typically formed in a magnesian iron skarn and contact metamorphic deposits. Forms a series with vonsenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874 |
| Locality: |
Ocna de Fier (Vask�, Mor�vica, Eisenstein), Banat, Romania Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the Austrian chemist, Ernst Ludwig (1842-1915). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ludwigite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 65435 |
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Magnesioludwighite |
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