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Zinnwaldite Mineral Data

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General Zinnwaldite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: KLiFe++Al(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 437.10 gm
   Potassium   8.94 %  K    10.78 % K2O
   Lithium     1.59 %  Li    3.42 % Li2O
   Aluminum   12.35 %  Al   23.33 % Al2O3
   Iron       12.78 %  Fe   16.44 % FeO
   Silicon    19.28 %  Si   41.24 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.12 %  H     1.03 % H2O
   Oxygen     38.43 %  O
   Fluorine    6.52 %  F     6.52 % F
                -   %   F    -2.75 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: KLiFe2+Al2Si3O10F1.5(OH)0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Pneumatolytic mineral occurring in cassiterite and topaz-bearing pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845
Help on Locality: Locality: Erzgebirge of Saxony at Zinnwald (now Cinovec) - "Ore Mountains", Czechoslovakia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Zinnwaldite + Pronunciation Say ZINNWALDITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Lithionite