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Cyanophyllite Mineral Data
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General Cyanophyllite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu++5Al2(SbO4)3(OH)7•9(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,210.12 gm |
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Aluminum 4.46 % Al 8.43 % Al2O3 |
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Copper 26.26 % Cu 32.87 % CuO |
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Antimony 30.18 % Sb 40.10 % Sb2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.08 % H 18.61 % H2O |
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Oxygen 37.02 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu5Al2(SbO4)3(OH)7•9(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral associated with copper mineralization in a hydrothermal polymetallic barite-fluorite deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for blue and a leaf, in allusion to the color and habit. |
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