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Artinite Mineral Data
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General Artinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 196.68 gm |
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Magnesium 24.72 % Mg 40.98 % MgO |
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Hydrogen 4.10 % H 36.64 % H2O |
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Carbon 6.11 % C 22.38 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 65.08 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg2(CO3)(OH)2•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Low-temperature hydrothermal mineral in veins and crusts in serpentinized ultrabasic rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902 |
| Locality: |
Val Brutta, and Francia in the Val Lanterna, Lombardy, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the Italian mineralogist, Ettore Artini (1866-1928), mineralogist at the University of Milan. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Artinite  |
| Synonym: |
Cuproartinite-Cu |
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ICSD 1320 |
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PDF 6-484 |
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