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Roshchinite Mineral Data

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General Roshchinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 or Pb(Ag,Cu)2(Sb,As)5S10
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 12887.63 gm
   Copper     0.99 %  Cu
   Silver    15.90 %  Ag
   Antimony  43.46 %  Sb
   Arsenic    2.91 %  As
   Lead      12.86 %  Pb
   Sulfur    23.89 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ag19Pb8Cu2Sb46As5S96
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Kvartsitovyye Gorki deposit, Kasakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Yuri V. Roshchin (1934-1979), Russian Geologist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Roshchinite + Pronunciation Say ROSHCHINITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1989-006