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Chistyakovaite-(Y) Mineral Data
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General Chistyakovaite-(Y) Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH)•6.5H2O |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 969.53 gm |
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Uranium 49.10 % U 55.70 % UO2 |
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Aluminum 2.67 % Al 5.05 % Al2O3 |
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Arsenic 14.14 % As 21.69 % As2O5 |
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Phosphorus 0.54 % P 1.24 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.38 % H 12.37 % H2O |
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Oxygen 31.04 % O |
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Fluorine 1.12 % F 1.12 % F |
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F -0.47 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 96.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Al0.96(UO2)2(AsO4)1.83(PO4)0.17F0.57OH0.31�6.5(H2O) |
Environment: |
Occurs in samples collected in the 1950s from the supergene zone of the Bota-Burum deposit. Related to threadgoldite |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Bota-Burum deposit, south of Alakol' Lake, southwestern Balkhash area, Zhambyl (Dzhambul) Region, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for N.I. Chistyakova, a senior assistant at the All-Russia Research Institute of Mineral Resources (VIMS). |
Synonym: |
IMA2005-003 |
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