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Kolbeckite Mineral Data
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General Kolbeckite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
ScPO4•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 176.18 gm |
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Scandium 23.99 % Sc 36.79 % Sc2O3 |
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Aluminum 0.15 % Al 0.29 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 0.87 % V 1.28 % V2O3 |
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Iron 0.63 % Fe 0.91 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 17.58 % P 40.28 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.29 % H 20.45 % H2O |
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Oxygen 54.49 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sc0.94V3+0.03Fe3+0.02Al0.01(PO4)•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Isomorphous with metavariscite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 |
| Locality: |
Schmiedeberg, Saxony, Germay. Hot Springs County, Arkansas. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Friedrich L. W. Kolbeck (1860-1943), mineralogist, Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kolbeckite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Eggonite |
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Sterrettite |
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