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Krauskopfite Mineral Data
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General Krauskopfite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaSi2O4(OH)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 327.54 gm |
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Barium 41.93 % Ba 46.81 % BaO |
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Silicon 17.15 % Si 36.69 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.85 % H 16.50 % H2O |
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Oxygen 39.08 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaSi2O4(OH)2•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In veins cutting sanbornite-quartz-bearing gneissic metamorphic rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
| Locality: |
Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Konrad Bates Krauskopf (1910- ), Professor of Geochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Krauskopfite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 26971 |
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PDF 18-192 |
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