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Sewardite Mineral Data

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General Sewardite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 464.68 gm
   Calcium    8.62 %  Ca   12.07 % CaO
   Zinc       1.41 %  Zn    1.75 % ZnO
   Iron      22.83 %  Fe   32.65 % Fe2O3
   Arsenic   32.25 %  As   49.46 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   0.46 %  H     4.07 % H2O
   Oxygen    34.43 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaFe3+1.9Zn0.1(AsO4)2(OH)1.9(H2O)0.1
Help on Environment: Environment: Intergrown with ferrilotharmeyerite and another unknown. (Ca-dominant analogue of carminite; structure)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: 31st Level, Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Terry Maxwell Seward (1940-) who collected the mineral.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2001-054