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Pringleite Mineral Data
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General Pringleite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,969.93 gm |
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Calcium 18.31 % Ca 25.62 % CaO |
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Boron 14.27 % B 45.94 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 2.56 % H 22.86 % H2O |
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Chlorine 7.20 % Cl 7.20 % Cl |
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Cl -1.62 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 57.66 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4•13(H2O) |
Environment: |
Found in an evaporite deposit. Dimorphous with ruitenbergite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1993 |
Locality: |
Potash Corporation of America mine, Penobsquis evaporite deposit, near Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Gordon J. Pringle (1944- ), mineralogist, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Pringleite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 76888 |
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IMA1992-010 |
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PDF 46-1428 |
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