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Luneburgite Mineral Data
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General Luneburgite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg3B2(PO4)2(OH)6•5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 476.60 gm |
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Magnesium 15.30 % Mg 25.37 % MgO |
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Boron 4.54 % B 14.61 % B2O3 |
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Phosphorus 13.00 % P 29.78 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 3.38 % H 30.24 % H2O |
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Oxygen 63.78 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg3B2(PO4)2(OH)6•5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In marine evaporite sequences. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 |
| Locality: |
Liineburg, 40 km south-southeast of Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Luneburgite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Lueneburgite |
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