Chlorartinite Mineral Data

General Chlorartinite Information
Chemical Formula:	Mg2(CO3)Cl(OH)•3(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 215.13 gm
	Magnesium 22.60 % Mg 37.47 % MgO
	Hydrogen 3.28 % H 29.31 % H₂O
	Carbon 5.58 % C 20.46 % CO₂
	Chlorine 16.48 % Cl 16.48 % Cl
	- % Cl -3.72 % -O=Cl₂
	Oxygen 52.06 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Mg₂(CO₃)Cl(OH)•3(H₂O)
Environment:	Volcanic exhalations.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	The third cone of the Northern Breakthrough of the Main Tolbachik fracture eruption (1975-1976), Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Chloride analog of artinite named after the Italian mineralogist, E. Artini (1866-1928).
Synonym:	IMA1996-005