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Rudenkoite Mineral Data
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General Rudenkoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sr3Al3[(Si,Al)4O10](OH,O)8Cl2•H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 877.08 gm |
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Barium 5.17 % Ba 5.77 % BaO |
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Strontium 28.17 % Sr 33.32 % SrO |
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Calcium 0.59 % Ca 0.83 % CaO |
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Aluminum 10.74 % Al 20.29 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 11.14 % Si 23.84 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.09 % H 9.74 % H2O |
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Chlorine 8.73 % Cl 8.73 % Cl |
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Cl -1.97 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 34.37 % O |
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100.00 % 100.54 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sr2.82Ba0.33Ca0.13Al3.49Si3.48O10.16(OH)7.88Cl2.16�0.8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Formed as a metasomatic product of prehnitization and is found in a psuedomorph of prehnite after scapolite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Emel'dzhaksky phlogopite deposit, Aldan province, Aldan Shield, southern Yakutsk, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Sergey Alexandrovich Rudenko (1917-1992). Professor at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mining Institute. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2003-060 |
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