Odinite Mineral Data

General Odinite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Fe+++,Mg,Al,Fe++,Ti,Mn)2.5(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 300.61 gm
	Magnesium 5.66 % Mg 9.39 % MgO
	Titanium 1.59 % Ti 2.66 % TiO₂
	Manganese 1.83 % Mn 2.36 % MnO
	Aluminum 6.28 % Al 11.87 % Al₂O₃
	Iron 18.58 % Fe 7.17 % FeO / 18.59 % Fe₂O₃
	Silicon 16.82 % Si 35.98 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 1.34 % H 11.99 % H₂O
	Oxygen 47.90 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Fe³⁺_0.7Mg_0.7Al_0.5Fe²⁺_0.3Ti_0.1Mn²⁺_0.1Si_1.8Al_0.2O₅(OH)₄
Environment:	Formed in marine waters, a minor component of green clay infillings or replacements of microtests, bioclasts, fecal pellets, of mineral debris on shallow marine shelfs and lagoonal areas in tropical latitudes.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1988
Locality:	Minor component in sediments of the present day sea bottoms in lower latitudes near South America and Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Gilles Serge Odin, clay mineralogist of the University P. And M. Curie, Paris, France.
Name Pronunciation:	Odinite