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Panichiite Mineral Data
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General Panichiite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(NH4)2SnCl6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 371.89 gm |
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Potassium 1.05 % K 1.27 % K2O |
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Tin 31.60 % Sn 40.12 % SnO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.06 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O |
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Bromine 1.50 % Br 1.50 % Br |
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Br -0.15 % -O=Br2 |
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Nitrogen 7.16 % N 13.30 % (NH4)2O |
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Chlorine 56.63 % Cl 56.63 % Cl |
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Cl -12.78 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 99.89 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
(NH4)1.9K0.1Sn0.99Cl5.94Br0.07 |
| Environment: |
Found in a medium-temperature intracrater fumarole (~250°C). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ugo Panichi, a pioneer in the study of minerals from Vulcano. |
| Synonym: |
Ammonium hexachlorostannate |
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IMA2008-005 |
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