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Caoxite Mineral Data
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General Caoxite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(C2O4)•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 182.14 gm |
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Calcium 22.00 % Ca 30.79 % CaO |
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Hydrogen 3.32 % H 29.67 % H2O |
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Carbon 13.19 % C 39.54 % C2O3 |
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Oxygen 61.49 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaC2O4•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In open fractures (up to 0.5 mm wide) cutting manganese and barium rich mineralized metacherts. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
The Cerchiara mine, near Faggiona, Val di Vara, La Spezia, eastern Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For the acronym of "Centennial Anniversary Of X-rays" and also for Calcium Oxalate. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 77096 |
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IMA1996-012 |
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PDF 20-232 |
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