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Palenzonaite Mineral Data
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General Palenzonaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca,Na)3Mn++(V+++++,As+++++,Si)3O12 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 517.63 gm |
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Sodium 4.44 % Na 5.99 % Na2O |
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Calcium 15.49 % Ca 21.67 % CaO |
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Manganese 10.61 % Mn 13.70 % MnO |
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Vanadium 17.71 % V 31.62 % V2O5 |
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Silicon 1.63 % Si 3.48 % SiO2 |
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Arsenic 13.03 % As 19.98 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 37.09 % O |
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100.00 % 96.45 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2NaMn2+3(VO4)0.63(AsO4)0.33(SiO4)0.1 |
| Environment: |
Narrow veinlets cutting a manganese deposit hosted within radiolarian cherts. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Molinello manganese mine, near Chiavari, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Andrea Palenzona, amateur mineralogist and discoverer of the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Palenzonaite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 67441 |
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PDF 41-608 |
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