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Gaitite Mineral Data
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General Gaitite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 459.41 gm |
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Calcium 17.45 % Ca 24.41 % CaO |
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Zinc 14.23 % Zn 17.72 % ZnO |
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Arsenic 32.62 % As 50.03 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.88 % H 7.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 34.83 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary arsenate mineral. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Rober Irwin Gait (1938-), curator of mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gaitite  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1978-047 |
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