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Aldzhanite Mineral Data
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General Aldzhanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaMgB2O4Cl•7(H2O) (?) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 311.56 gm |
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Calcium 12.86 % Ca 18.00 % CaO |
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Magnesium 7.80 % Mg 12.94 % MgO |
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Boron 6.94 % B 22.35 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 4.53 % H 40.48 % H2O |
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Chlorine 11.38 % Cl 11.38 % Cl |
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Cl -2.57 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 56.49 % O |
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100.00 % 102.57 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaMgB2O4Cl•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found in the insoluble residues of carnallite-bischofite rock. A Cl and Mg rich Pentahydroborite. Poorly characterized material. |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA 1972 - Published 1968 |
| Locality: |
Locality is not given, presumably in Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Not given in abstract. |
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