Bobkingite Mineral Data

General Bobkingite Information
Chemical Formula:	Cu5Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 560.72 gm
	Copper 56.66 % Cu 70.93 % CuO
	Hydrogen 2.16 % H 19.28 % H₂O
	Chlorine 12.65 % Cl 12.65 % Cl
	- % Cl -2.85 % -O=Cl₂
	Oxygen 28.53 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Cu₅Cl₂(OH)₈•2(H₂O)
Environment:	Occurs on crusts of malachite and azurite that overlie massive cuprite in oxidized waste material consisting of quarried diorite with copper inclusions. Similar to atacamite; struct ure
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Robert King, formerly of the Department of Geology, Leicester University, prominent mineral collector and founding member of the Russell Society.
Synonym:	IMA2000-029