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Orebroite-III Mineral Data

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General Orebroite-III Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mn++6(Fe+++,Sb+++++)2Si2(O,OH)14
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 756.45 gm
   Manganese  43.58 %  Mn   56.27 % MnO
   Iron       11.07 %  Fe   14.25 % FeO
   Silicon     7.43 %  Si   15.89 % SiO2
   Antimony    8.05 %  Sb    9.63 % Sb2O3
   Hydrogen    0.27 %  H     2.38 % H2O
   Oxygen     29.61 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       98.41 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+6Fe2+1.5Sb0.5Si2O12(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: In a manganese deposit with dolomite and hausmannite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1986
Help on Locality: Locality: Sjogruvan, Grythyttan, Orebro, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Orebroite-III + Pronunciation Say OREBROITE-III
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Oerebroite