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Rooseveltite Mineral Data
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General Rooseveltite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BiAsO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 347.90 gm |
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Bismuth 60.07 % Bi 66.97 % Bi2O3 |
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Arsenic 21.54 % As 33.03 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 18.40 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi(AsO4) |
| Environment: |
Cassiterite veinlets in rhyolite-dacite lava flows |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 |
| Locality: |
Santiaguillo, west of Maragua, Potosi, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Rooseveltite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27199 |
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PDF 25-89 |
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