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Curetonite Mineral Data
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General Curetonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba4Al3Ti(PO4)4(O,OH)6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,160.06 gm |
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Barium 47.35 % Ba 52.87 % BaO |
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Titanium 4.13 % Ti 6.89 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 6.98 % Al 13.18 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 10.68 % P 24.47 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.52 % H 4.66 % H2O |
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Oxygen 30.34 % O |
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100.00 % 102.07 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba4Al3Ti(PO4)4(OH)6 |
| Environment: |
Massive barite in phosphatic, black organic cherts and shales is cut by veins of coarse-grained barite, euhedral adularia, and curetonite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
Barite Mine at Golconda, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Forrest Cureton, mineralogist, and Michael Cureton, of Tucson, AZ, who found the mineral. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 75287 |
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PDF 33-134 |
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