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Paganoite Mineral Data
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General Paganoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ni,Co)BiAsO5 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 420.26 gm |
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Cobalt 1.54 % Co 1.96 % CoO |
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Nickel 12.01 % Ni 15.28 % NiO |
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Bismuth 49.23 % Bi 54.88 % Bi2O3 |
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Arsenic 18.18 % As 27.89 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 19.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.02 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni0.86Co0.11Bi0.99As1.02O5 |
| Environment: |
Secondary arsenate in a quartz matrix veined by nickeline and bismuth. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Renato (1938-) and Adriana (1939-) Pagano, amateur mineralogists from Cinisello, Milan, Italy. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1999-043 |
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