Analyses of willemite

 

 

Analyses of willemite
All the analyses are stated in percent of each oxide
 

1

2

3

4

5

6

  Red mineral, Sterling Hill. W. H. Keating (17), analyst. Red mineral, Sterling Hill. Lardner Vanuxem (17), analyst. Willemite, Sterling Hill. Achille Delesse (42), analyst. Red mineral, Sterling Hill. R. Hermann (45), analyst. Dark-brown mineral, Sterling Hill. Henry Wurtz (50), analyst. Yellow mineral, Sterling Hill. W. G. Mixter (98), analyst.
SiO2

25.44

25.00

27.40

26.80

27.91

27.92

ZnO

68.06

71.33

68.83

60.07

59.93

57.83

MnO

6.50*

2.66

2.90

9.22

3.73

12.59

FeO  

0.67

0.87

Trace

5.35

0.62

MgO      

2.91

1.66

1.14

CaO        

1.60

 
H2O  

0.34

 

1.00

 

0.28

 

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.18

100.28

Note: In analyses 1, 2, and 3 the ZnO was estimated "by difference."
 

7

8

9

10

11

  Apple-green mineral, Franklin. W. G. Mixter (98) analyst. White mineral, Franklin. G. C. Stone (131), analyst. Pale-green mineral, Franklin. G. C. Stone (131),analyst. Red and white mineral, Franklin. G. C. Stone (131), analyst. Greenish-yellow mineral, Franklin. G. C. Stone (131), analyst.
SiO2

27.40

27.20

26.92

28.30

27.48

ZnO

66.83

65.82

65.04

66.68

63.88

MnO

5.73

6.97

7.78

4.92

8.33

FeO

0.06

0.23

0.51

0.31

0.49

MgO          
CaO          
H2O          
 

100.20

100.22

100.25

100.21

100.18

 

12

13

14

15

16

  Dark-red mineral, Franklin. G. C. Stone (131), analyst. Gray mineral, Franklin. G. A. Koenig (137), analyst. White mineral, Franklin. F. W. Clarke (139), analyst. White fibrous mineral, Franklin. R. B. Gage (unpublished), analyst. Gray mineral, Franklin. L. H. Bauer (243), analyst.
SiO2

27.14

27.75

27.41

27.74

27.25

ZnO

64.38

60.61

68.86

69.86

65.85

MnO

6.30

10.04

 

0.55

2.55

FeO

1.24

1.80

3.48*

0.40

1.71

MgO      

0.21

0.58

CaO  

Trace

 

0.88

0.17

H2O    

0.25

Trace

 
Fe2O3        

1.39

Mn2O3        

0.32

Al2O3          
PbO          
 

99.06

100.20

100.00

99.64

99.82

Note: In analysis 13 the MnO + FeO was estimated "by difference."
 

17

18

19

20

21

  Yellow-brown mineral, Franklin. L. H. Bauer (243), analyst. Green mineral, Franklin.
L. H. Bauer (243), analyst.
Asbestiform mineral, Franklin. L. H. Bauer (243), analyst. Transparent mineral, Franklin. L. H. Bauer (243), analyst.
SiO2

27.18

25.64

26.56

28.37

26.55

ZnO

69.83

64.74

61.38

62.24

72.11

MnO

1.38

7.66

8.96

2.29

0.12

FeO

0.29

 

0.81

1.93

0.08

MgO

0.65

0.64

1.05

4.32

0.13

CaO

0.20

0.80

0.75

0.74

 
H2O

Trace

       
Fe2O3

0.23

0.20

0.23

   
Mn2O3

0.09

0.12

     
Al2O3        

1.00

PbO    

0.005

   
 

99.85

99.80

99.74

99.89

99.99

[* Figures represent combined MnO + FeO]

 

 


 
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