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Lammerite Mineral Data

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General Lammerite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu3[(As,P)O4]2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 446.50 gm
   Copper      42.70 %  Cu   48.07 % Cu2O
   Arsenic     25.17 %  As   38.61 % As2O5
   Phosphorus   3.47 %  P     7.95 % P2O5
   Oxygen      28.67 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       94.63 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu3(AsO4)1.5(PO4)0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Found on an old mineral specimen.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1981
Help on Locality: Locality: Laurani, Oruro, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Franz Lammer, mineral collector of Leoben, Austria, who provided the first specimen.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Lammerite + Pronunciation Say LAMMERITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 201733
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