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Halurgite Mineral Data
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General Halurgite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Mg2[B4O5(OH)4]2•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 449.16 gm |
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Magnesium 10.82 % Mg 17.95 % MgO |
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Boron 19.25 % B 62.00 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 2.24 % H 20.05 % H2O |
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Oxygen 67.68 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mg22(B4)2(O5)2(OH)4•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Occurrs in interstices and vugs in a rock salt diapir. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1962 |
| Locality: |
Chelkar salt dome, Ak-sa?i Valley, Uralsk district, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Institute of Halurgy, St. Petersburg, Russia, for its studies of saline deposits. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Halurgite + Pronunciation  |
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