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Raadeite Mineral Data

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General Raadeite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 493.69 gm
   Magnesium   33.38 %  Mg   55.35 % MgO
   Manganese    0.22 %  Mn    0.29 % MnO
   Iron         0.23 %  Fe    0.29 % FeO
   Arsenic      0.30 %  As    0.47 % As2O5
   Phosphorus  12.30 %  P    28.18 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.72 %  H    15.36 % H2O
   Oxygen      51.85 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       99.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mg6.78Fe2+0.02Mn2+0.02P1.96As0.02H8.42O16
Help on Environment: Environment: Low pressure and temperature metamorphic mineral in apatite-rich nodules in sepentine. The magnesium and phosphate dominant analog of allactite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Serpentinite body near Tingelstadtjern in the Modum district of southern Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Gunnar Raade (1944-), minerals curator at the Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1996-034