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Sclarite Mineral Data
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General Sclarite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Zn,Mg,Mn++)4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 694.34 gm |
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Magnesium 4.20 % Mg 6.97 % MgO |
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Manganese 3.16 % Mn 4.09 % MnO |
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Zinc 50.85 % Zn 63.30 % ZnO |
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Hydrogen 1.45 % H 12.97 % H2O |
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Carbon 3.46 % C 12.68 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 36.87 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn2.4Mg1.2Mn2+0.4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 |
| Environment: |
On a museum specimen, in a veinlet possibly of hydrothermal origin, from a metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebody. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 |
| Locality: |
Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Charles Bertram Sclar (1925-2001), Geology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sclarite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 203157 |
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PDF 46-1270 |
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