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Blossite Mineral Data
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General Blossite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu2V+++++2O7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 340.97 gm |
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Vanadium 29.88 % V 53.34 % V2O5 |
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Copper 37.27 % Cu 46.66 % CuO |
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Oxygen 32.85 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu2V5+2O7 |
| Environment: |
A very rare sublimate, probably formed between 100-200 deg C, from the outer sulfate zone of a fumarole in the crater of a basaltic composite volcano. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1986 |
| Locality: |
Summit crater of Izalco Volcano, San Salvador. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for F. Donald Bloss, American mineralogist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Blossite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 1831 |
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PDF 26-566 |
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