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Olekminskite Mineral Data
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General Olekminskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 285.97 gm |
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Barium 4.80 % Ba 5.36 % BaO |
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Strontium 49.02 % Sr 57.98 % SrO |
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Calcium 4.20 % Ca 5.88 % CaO |
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Carbon 8.40 % C 30.78 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 33.57 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
SrSr0.6Ca0.3Ba0.1(CO3)2 |
| Environment: |
Barytocalcite�quartz veins in intrusive breccia in an alkaline massif. Forms a series with paralstonite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1991 |
| Locality: |
Kedrovyi massif, five km southeast of the Murun massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Olekminsk, Russia, administrative center for the district in which the Kedrovyi massif is located. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Olekminskite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1989-047 |
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