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Carbonatecyanotrichite Mineral Data
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General Carbonatecyanotrichite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu++4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 620.53 gm |
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Aluminum 8.70 % Al 16.43 % Al2O3 |
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Copper 40.96 % Cu 51.28 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 2.60 % H 23.23 % H2O |
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Carbon 1.28 % C 4.68 % CO2 |
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Sulfur 1.76 % S 4.39 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 44.71 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu4Al2(CO3)0.66(SO4)0.34(OH)12•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Oxidation weathering product of sulfides. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1963 |
| Locality: |
Balasauskankyk, in NW Kara-Tau area, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the composition and structural similarity to cyanotrichite, Greek for "blue hair". |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Carbonatecyanotrichite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Carbonate-cyanotrichite - Renamed Carbonatecyanotrichite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 |
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