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Fingerite Mineral Data
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General Fingerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu11(VO4)6O2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,420.64 gm |
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Vanadium 21.51 % V 38.41 % V2O5 |
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Copper 49.20 % Cu 61.59 % CuO |
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Oxygen 29.28 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu11(VO4)6O2 |
| Environment: |
Component of vanadium-bearing sublimates in fumaroles on a basaltic volcanic cone, formed between 100 deg C and 200 deg C. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1985 |
| Locality: |
Izalco volcano, El Salvador. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Larry W. Finger (1940- ), American mineralogist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Fingerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 201626 |
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PDF 38-378 |
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