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Svyazhinite Mineral Data

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General Svyazhinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: MgAl(SO4)2F•14(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 514.63 gm
   Magnesium   4.72 %  Mg    7.83 % MgO
   Aluminum    5.24 %  Al    9.91 % Al2O3
   Hydrogen    5.48 %  H    49.01 % H2O
   Sulfur     12.46 %  S    31.12 % SO3
   Oxygen     68.40 %  O
   Fluorine    3.69 %  F     3.69 % F
                -   %   F    -1.55 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: MgAl(SO4)2F•14(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Associated with pyrite and fluorite and in fractures cutting pyroxene-amphibole fenites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1984
Help on Locality: Locality: Ilmeniskie Mountains, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Nikolai Vasilevich Svyazhin (1927-1967), Russian mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Svyazhinite + Pronunciation Say SVYAZHINITE