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New Data On Welshite, E.G. Ca2mg3.8mn0.62+Fe0.12+Sb1.55+O2 [Si2.8be1.7fe0.653+Al0.7as0.17o18], An Aenigmatite-Group Mineral, Edward S. Grew, U. Hålenius, M. Kritikos, C. K. Shearer
New Data On Welshite, E.G. Ca2mg3.8mn0.62+Fe0.12+Sb1.55+O2 [Si2.8be1.7fe0.653+Al0.7as0.17o18], An Aenigmatite-Group Mineral, Edward S. Grew, U. Hålenius, M. Kritikos, C. K. Shearer
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Electron and ion microprobe data on two samples of welshite from the type locality of Langban, Sweden, gave analytical totals of 99.38-99.57 wt.% and BeO contents of 4.82-5.11 wt.%, corresponding to 1.692-1.773 Be/20 O. Mossbauer and optical spectra of one of these samples gave Fe-[iv](3+)/Sigma Fe = 0.91, Fe-[iv](2+)/Sigma Fe = 0.09, and no evidence of Mn3+. The resulting formula for this sample is Ca2Mg3.8Mn0.62+Fe0.12+Sb1.55+O2[Si2.8Be1.7Fe0.653+Al0.7As0.17O18], and that for the second sample, Ca2Mg3.8Mn0.12+Fe0.12+F0.83+Sb1.25+O2[Si2.8Be1.8F0.653+Al0.25As0.25O18], is related by the substitution involving tetrahedral and octahedral sites: 0.59([vi,iv])(Fe,Al)(3+) approximate to 0.42([vi])(Mg,Mn,Fe)(2+) + 0.21(Sb-[vi],As-[iv])(5+), i.e. 3([vi,iv]) M3+ = 2([vi])M(2+) + M-[vi,iv](5+). WelShite is distinctive among aenigmatite-group …