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Bazhenovite Mineral Data
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General Bazhenovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaS5•CaS2O3•6Ca(OH)2•20(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,157.48 gm |
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Calcium 27.70 % Ca |
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Hydrogen 4.53 % H |
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Sulfur 19.39 % S |
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Oxygen 48.38 % O |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaS5CaS2O36(Ca)6(OH)2•20(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Old burning coal dumps. A questionable mineral. Later study shows disordered assemblage of S3--, and to a lesser extent, S4-- groups. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Chelyabinsk coal basin, southern Ural Mountains, Russa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for A. G. Bazhenov (petrographer) and L. F. Bazhenov (analytical chemist), Russian scientists. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bazhenovite + Pronunciation  |
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