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Mcbirneyite Mineral Data
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General Mcbirneyite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu3(VO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 420.52 gm |
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Vanadium 24.23 % V 43.25 % V2O5 |
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Copper 45.33 % Cu 56.75 % CuO |
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Oxygen 30.44 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu3(VO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Sulfate zone of sublimates around a fumarole in a composite volcano, likely formed between 100 deg C-200 deg C. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
Fumarole "Y", Izalco Volcano, El Salvador. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Alexander Robert McBirney (1924-), Volcanologist, University of Oregon, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Mcbirneyite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27184 |
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PDF 44-1480 |
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