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Pertlikite Mineral Data

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General Pertlikite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: K2(Fe++,Mg)2(Mg,Fe+++)4Fe+++2Al(SO4)12•18H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,933.91 gm
   Potassium   4.00 %  K     4.82 % K2O
   Sodium      0.01 %  Na    0.02 % Na2O
   Magnesium   3.78 %  Mg    6.27 % MgO
   Manganese   0.77 %  Mn    0.99 % MnO
   Aluminum    1.40 %  Al    2.64 % Al2O3
   Zinc        0.03 %  Zn    0.04 % ZnO
   Iron       13.63 %  Fe    4.20 % FeO / 14.82 % Fe2O3
   Hydrogen    1.88 %  H    16.77 % H2O
   Sulfur     19.90 %  S    49.68 % SO3
   Oxygen     54.60 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.25 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K1.98Na0.01Fe2+1.13Mg0.49Mn2+0.27Fe3+0.1Zn0.01Mg2.52Fe3+1.49Fe3+2Al(SO4)12�18(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs in a pyrite-bearing trachytic eruptive rock, and probably formed after the decomposition of pyrite. Voltaite group.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Madeni Zakh, Iran. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Franz Pertlik, Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna, Austria.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2005-055