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Ashburtonite Mineral Data

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General Ashburtonite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: HPb4Cu++4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,735.88 gm
   Copper    14.64 %  Cu   18.33 % CuO
   Silicon    6.47 %  Si   13.85 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.52 %  H     4.67 % H2O
   Lead      47.75 %  Pb   51.43 % PbO
   Carbon     2.77 %  C    10.14 % CO2
   Chlorine   2.04 %  Cl    2.04 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -0.46 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    25.81 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: HPb4Cu4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary minerals in a weathered shear zone that cuts a series of shales and graywackes.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1989
Help on Locality: Locality: Anticline prospect, on Mineral Claim 84, which is on the Ashburton Downs pastoral lease, 11.2 km west-southwest of Ashburton Downs homestead. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Ashburtonite + Pronunciation Say ASHBURTONITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 80794
  IMA1990-033
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