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Pushcharovskite Mineral Data

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General Pushcharovskite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu(AsO3OH)•1.5(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 230.50 gm
   Copper    27.57 %  Cu   34.51 % CuO
   Arsenic   32.50 %  As   49.86 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   1.75 %  H    15.63 % H2O
   Oxygen    38.18 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu(AsO3OH)•1.5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: A polymorph of germinite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: The Cap Garonne mine, near Le Pradet, Var, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after Dmitry Yurievich Pushcharovsky (b. 1944), crystallographer, Moscow State University, Russia.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Pushcharovskite + Pronunciation Say PUSHCHAROVSKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 411236
  IMA1995-048
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