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Arsenocrandallite Mineral Data

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General Arsenocrandallite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Sr)Al3[(As,P)O4]2(OH)5•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 595.75 gm
   Strontium   11.03 %  Sr   13.04 % SrO
   Calcium     15.14 %  Ca   21.18 % CaO
   Aluminum    13.59 %  Al   25.67 % Al2O3
   Arsenic     18.86 %  As   28.93 % As2O5
   Phosphorus   2.60 %  P     5.96 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.18 %  H    10.58 % H2O
   Oxygen      37.60 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      105.37 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca2.25Sr0.75Al3(AsO4)1.5(PO4)0.5(OH)5•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs as a secondary mineral on specimens from a mine dump (Neubulach, Germany).
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: From Neubulach, and in the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. At the Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic district, Juab Co., Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For "arsenic" in the composition, and relation to "crandallite."
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Arsenocrandallite + Pronunciation Say ARSENOCRANDALLITE