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Bushmakinite Mineral Data

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General Bushmakinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 667.89 gm
   Aluminum     3.11 %  Al    5.88 % Al2O3
   Vanadium     5.64 %  V    10.08 % V2O5
   Zinc         0.10 %  Zn    0.12 % ZnO
   Chromium     1.09 %  Cr    2.10 % CrO3
   Copper       2.00 %  Cu    2.50 % CuO
   Phosphorus   4.64 %  P    10.63 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.15 %  H     1.38 % H2O
   Lead        62.67 %  Pb   67.51 % PbO
   Sulfur       0.05 %  S     0.12 % SO3
   Oxygen      20.55 %  O
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              100.00 %      100.30 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb2.02Al0.77Cu0.21Zn0.01(PO4)(VO4)0.74(CrO4)0.14SO40.01(OH)1.02
Help on Environment: Environment: Oxidation of galena and tetrahedrite in a quartz vein. (brackebuschite group; structure)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2002, Dana # Added
Help on Locality: Locality: Berezovskoye gold deposit, middle Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Anatolly F. Bushmakin (1947-1999), in recognition of his work on the Berezovskoye deposit.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2001-031