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Atlasovite Mineral Data
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General Atlasovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5•KCl |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,264.97 gm |
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Potassium 3.09 % K 3.72 % K2O |
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Iron 4.41 % Fe 6.31 % Fe2O3 |
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Copper 30.14 % Cu 33.94 % Cu2O |
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Bismuth 16.52 % Bi 18.42 % Bi2O3 |
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Sulfur 12.67 % S 31.65 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 2.80 % Cl 2.80 % Cl |
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Cl -0.63 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 30.36 % O |
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100.00 % 96.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu6Fe3+BiO4(SO4)5(KCl) |
| Environment: |
Volcanic sublimate. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Tolbachik fissure volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Vladimir Vasil�evich Atlasov (1661/1664-1711), Russian traveller who first explored the Kamchatka Peninsula. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Atlasovite + Pronunciation  |
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