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Torreyite Mineral Data

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General Torreyite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Mg,Mn)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22•8(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,282.62 gm
   Magnesium  11.37 %  Mg   18.85 % MgO
   Manganese  12.85 %  Mn   16.59 % MnO
   Zinc       20.39 %  Zn   25.38 % ZnO
   Hydrogen    2.99 %  H    26.69 % H2O
   Sulfur      5.00 %  S    12.48 % SO3
   Oxygen     47.40 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mg6Mn2+3Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22•8(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Veinlets cutting calcite-franklinite-willemite ore in a metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebody.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949
Help on Locality: Locality: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for John Torrey (1796-1873), American naturalist who early studied Franklin, New Jersey, USA minerals.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Torreyite + Pronunciation Say TORREYITE