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Parageorgbokiite Mineral Data

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General Parageorgbokiite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 674.55 gm
   Copper    47.10 %  Cu   58.96 % CuO
   Selenium  23.41 %  Se   32.90 % SeO2
   Chlorine  10.51 %  Cl   10.51 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -2.37 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    18.97 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in fumaroles of the Great Fissure Talbachik eruption. Dimorphous with georgbokiite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the lower density form of georgbokite.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2006-001