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Junitoite Mineral Data
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General Junitoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaZn2Si2O7•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 357.04 gm |
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Calcium 11.23 % Ca 15.71 % CaO |
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Zinc 36.63 % Zn 45.59 % ZnO |
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Silicon 15.73 % Si 33.66 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.56 % H 5.05 % H2O |
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Oxygen 35.85 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaZn2Si2O7•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In a retrogressively altered tactite zone, closely related to the breakdown of sphalerite in the ores. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 |
| Locality: |
Christmas copper mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jun Ito (1926-1978), Japanese-American mineral chemist, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Junitoite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40526 |
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PDF 29-394 |
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