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Melkovite Mineral Data
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General Melkovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaFe+++H6(MoO4)4(PO4)•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 938.74 gm |
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Calcium 4.27 % Ca 5.97 % CaO |
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Iron 5.95 % Fe 8.51 % Fe2O3 |
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Molybdenum 40.88 % Mo 61.33 % MoO3 |
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Phosphorus 3.30 % P 7.56 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.29 % H 11.51 % H2O |
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Oxygen 44.31 % O |
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100.00 % 94.89 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaFe3+(MoO4)4(PO4)•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Molybdenite-fluorite deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 |
| Locality: |
Shunak Mountains, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Melkov (1911-1991), Russian mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Melkovite + Pronunciation  |
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