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Asselbornite Mineral Data
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General Asselbornite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 3,237.04 gm |
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Barium 1.48 % Ba 1.66 % BaO |
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Uranium 42.50 % U 48.22 % UO2 |
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Bismuth 26.99 % Bi 30.08 % Bi2O3 |
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Arsenic 3.77 % As 5.79 % As2O5 |
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Phosphorus 0.44 % P 1.01 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.56 % H 5.01 % H2O |
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Lead 4.93 % Pb 5.31 % PbO |
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Oxygen 19.33 % O |
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100.00 % 97.07 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb0.77Ba0.35(UO2)5.78BiO4.18AsO41.63(PO4)0.46(OH)12�3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
On a museum specimen initially, and in quartz gangue from a mine. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Walpurgis vein, Weisser Hirsch, Neustadtel, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Eric Asselborn (1954-), mineral collector and surgeon, Montrevel-en-Bresse, Dijon, France, in whose collection the mineral was first found.. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Asselbornite + Pronunciation  |
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