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Cuprorivaite Mineral Data
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General Cuprorivaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaCuSi4O10 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 375.96 gm |
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Calcium 10.66 % Ca 14.92 % CaO |
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Copper 16.90 % Cu 21.16 % CuO |
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Silicon 29.88 % Si 63.93 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 42.56 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaCuSi4O10 |
| Environment: |
Intimately mixed with quartz (Vesuvius, Italy); in a mudstone xenolith ejected from a scoria cone (Sattelberg volcanic cone, Germany). |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 |
| Locality: |
Vesuvius, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for a high copper content and presumed similarity to rivaite. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 72612 |
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PDF 12-512 |
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