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Chloromenite Mineral Data
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General Chloromenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu9O2(SeO3)4Cl6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,324.46 gm |
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Copper 43.18 % Cu 54.05 % CuO |
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Selenium 23.85 % Se 33.51 % SeO2 |
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Chlorine 16.06 % Cl 16.06 % Cl |
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Cl -3.62 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 16.91 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu9O2(SeO3)4Cl6 |
| Environment: |
Found in a fumarole. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
The Northern Breach of the Great Fissure Tolbachik eruption, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The name comes from chloros, green, and mene, moon, referring to the presence of essential selenium. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1996-048 |
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