General Dozyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Mg7Al2)(Si4Al2)O15(OH)12 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 834.48 gm |
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Magnesium 20.39 % Mg 33.81 % MgO |
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Aluminum 12.93 % Al 24.44 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 13.46 % Si 28.80 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.45 % H 12.95 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.77 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg7Al4Si4O15(OH)12 |
| Environment: |
Altered skarn near a copper-gold-silver ore zone. Cr-rich serpentinite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1995 |
| Locality: |
Ertsberg East complex, Carstensz Mountains, central Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Wood Chrome mine, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Dutch geologist Jean-Jacques Dozy (1908 - 2004), who discovered the Ertzberg mineral deposits. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Dozyite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 77351 |
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IMA1993-042 |
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PDF 47-1866 |
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