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Agardite-(Ca) Mineral Data
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General Agardite-(Ca) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 994.20 gm |
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Calcium 4.03 % Ca 5.64 % CaO |
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Copper 38.35 % Cu 48.01 % CuO |
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Arsenic 22.61 % As 34.68 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.22 % H 10.87 % H2O |
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Oxygen 33.79 % O |
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100.00 % 99.20 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Agardite-(Ca)  |
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