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Lazarenkoite Mineral Data
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General Lazarenkoite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
CaFe++As+++3O7•3(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 486.73 gm |
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Calcium 8.23 % Ca 11.52 % CaO |
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Iron 11.47 % Fe 14.76 % FeO |
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Arsenic 46.18 % As 60.97 % As2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.24 % H 11.10 % H2O |
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Oxygen 32.87 % O |
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100.00 % 98.36 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
CaFe2+As3O7•3(H2O) |
Environment: |
Oxidation product on skutterudite-loellingite ores. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
Locality: |
Western Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Eugeni Konstatinovich Lazarenko (1912-1979), mineralogist, academician, Academy of Science, Ukraine. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Lazarenkoite + Pronunciation |
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