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Nabokoite Mineral Data

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General Nabokoite Information

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