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Averievite Mineral Data

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General Averievite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu5(VO4)2O2•CuCl2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 714.06 gm
   Vanadium  14.27 %  V    25.47 % V2O5
   Copper    53.40 %  Cu   66.84 % CuO
   Chlorine   9.93 %  Cl    9.93 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -2.24 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    22.41 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu6(VO4)2O2Cl2
Help on Environment: Environment: Fumarole deposits. Related to stoiberite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: The Second North Fracture cone of the Main Tolbachik Fracture Eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Name for V. V. Averiev (1929-1968), Russian volcanologist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Averievite + Pronunciation Say AVERIEVITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1995-027