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Lesukite Mineral Data
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General Lesukite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Al2(OH)5Cl•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 210.48 gm |
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Aluminum 25.64 % Al 48.44 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 4.31 % H 38.52 % H2O |
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Chlorine 16.84 % Cl 16.84 % Cl |
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Cl -3.80 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 53.21 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Al2(OH)5Cl•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
The result of interaction of fumarole gases and volcanic rocks at 50 deg C. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
The Tolbachik Main Fracture eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Grigorii Ivanovich Lesuke (1935�1995), technical worker in the Department of Crystallography, University of St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Lesukite  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1996-004 |
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