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Mozgovaite Mineral Data
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General Mozgovaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
PbBi4(S,Se)7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,279.31 gm |
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Bismuth 65.34 % Bi |
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Lead 16.20 % Pb |
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Selenium 1.54 % Se |
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Sulfur 16.92 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
PbBi4S6.75Se0.25 |
| Environment: |
High-temperature (>600 deg C) fumarolic product. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
La Fossa crater, Isle Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Russian mineralogist Nadezhda N. Mozgova (1931-). |
| Synonym: |
IMA1998-060 |
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