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Magnetoplumbite Mineral Data

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General Magnetoplumbite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb(Fe+++,Mn+++)12O19
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,181.26 gm
   Calcium     0.34 %  Ca    0.47 % CaO
   Titanium    2.43 %  Ti    4.06 % TiO2
   Manganese  14.88 %  Mn    3.60 % MnO / 17.37 % Mn2O3
   Aluminum    0.91 %  Al    1.73 % Al2O3
   Iron       36.40 %  Fe   52.05 % Fe2O3
   Lead       19.29 %  Pb   20.78 % PbO
   Oxygen     25.73 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.07 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb1.1Fe3+7.7Mn3+2.6Mn2+0.6Ti0.6Al0.4Ca0.1O19
Help on Environment: Environment: In skarns associated with metamorphosed Fe-Mn orebodies.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1925
Help on Locality: Locality: Langbanshyttan, Vermland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for being a MAGNETic oxide of iron, manganese, and lead, "plumbum."
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Magnetoplumbite + Pronunciation Say MAGNETOPLUMBITE