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Lulzacite Mineral Data

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General Lulzacite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Sr2Fe++(Fe++,Mg)2Al4(PO4)4(OH)10
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 975.43 gm
   Strontium   17.97 %  Sr   21.25 % SrO
   Magnesium    1.99 %  Mg    3.31 % MgO
   Aluminum    11.06 %  Al   20.91 % Al2O3
   Iron        12.60 %  Fe   16.20 % FeO
   Phosphorus  12.70 %  P    29.10 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.03 %  H     9.23 % H2O
   Oxygen      42.65 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Sr2Fe2+2.2Mg0.8Al4(PO4)4(OH)10
Help on Environment: Environment: Quartz veinlets at the contact between Ordovician quartzite and limestone.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: In a quarry 8 km west of Chateaubriant, Loire-Atlanique region, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for mining geologist Y. Lulzac (1934-) of the BRGM who discovered the mineral.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 89901
  IMA1998-039