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Itoite Mineral Data
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General Itoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb3[GeO2(OH)2](SO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 952.35 gm |
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Germanium 7.62 % Ge 10.98 % GeO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.89 % H2O |
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Lead 65.27 % Pb 70.31 % PbO |
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Sulfur 6.73 % S 16.81 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 20.16 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb3GeO2(OH)2(SO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Alteration product of anglesite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1960 |
| Locality: |
Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Tei-Ichi Ito (1898-1980), mineralogist and crystallographer, University of Tokyo, Japan. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Itoite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 43796 |
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PDF 12-641 |
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