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Asisite Mineral Data
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General Asisite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb12(SiO4)O8Cl4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,652.35 gm |
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Silicon 0.93 % Si 2.00 % SiO2 |
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Lead 87.78 % Pb 94.56 % PbO |
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Chlorine 4.44 % Cl 4.44 % Cl |
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Cl -1.00 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 6.85 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb7(Si)0.55O7.07Cl2.07 |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1988 |
| Locality: |
Kombat mine, located 37 km east of Otavi and 49 km south of Tsumeb in the north-central part of Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The root name "Asis" means "drinking place" in the local Nama language and is also the name of the farm on which the Kombat mine is located. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Asisite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202630 |
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PDF 45-1429 |
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