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Nabokoite Mineral Data
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General Nabokoite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Cu++7Te++++O4(SO4)5•KCl |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,191.29 gm |
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Potassium 3.28 % K 3.95 % K2O |
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Copper 37.34 % Cu 46.74 % CuO |
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Tellurium 10.71 % Te 13.40 % TeO2 |
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Sulfur 13.46 % S 33.60 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 2.98 % Cl 2.98 % Cl |
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Cl -0.67 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 32.23 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu7TeO4(SO4)5KCl |
Environment: |
Sublimate on porous basalt near a fumarole. Needs further study. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
Locality: |
Great Clefted Tolbachik eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Sof'ya I. Naboko (1901-), Russian volcanologist. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Nabokoite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 68186 |
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PDF 42-1337 |
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