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Scacchite Mineral Data
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General Scacchite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MnCl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 125.84 gm |
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Manganese 43.66 % Mn 56.37 % MnO |
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Chlorine 56.34 % Cl 56.34 % Cl |
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Cl -12.71 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+Cl2 |
| Environment: |
Product of fumarolic activity. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1869 |
| Locality: |
Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893), Italian mineralogist, University of Naples, Naples, Italy. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Scacchite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 33752 |
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PDF 22-720 |
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