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Chernykhite Mineral Data
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General Chernykhite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ba,Na)V+++,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 436.38 gm |
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Barium 8.81 % Ba 9.84 % BaO |
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Sodium 1.05 % Na 1.42 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 14.53 % Al 27.45 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 16.34 % V 18.89 % V2O3 / 6.25 % V2O5 |
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Silicon 14.80 % Si 31.67 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.46 % H 4.13 % H2O |
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Oxygen 44.00 % O |
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100.00 % 99.65 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.28Na0.2V3+1.1Al0.65V5+0.3Si2.3Al1.7O10(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
In small veinlets cutting carbonate rocks interbedded with vanadium-rich Lower Paleozoic shales. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
| Locality: |
From "northwestern Karatu" [Kara-Tau Mountains], southern Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for V. V. Chernykh, Professor at the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. |
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