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Shakhovite Mineral Data
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General Shakhovite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Hg+4Sb+++++O3(OH)3 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,023.13 gm |
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Mercury 78.42 % Hg 81.55 % Hg2O |
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Antimony 11.90 % Sb 15.81 % Sb2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.30 % H 2.64 % H2O |
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Oxygen 9.38 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Hg4SbO3(OH)3 |
Environment: |
A late-stage secondary mineral in the oxidation zone of cinnabar-stibnite ore. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
Locality: |
Kelyan Sb-Hg mine, Buryatia, Siveria, Russia. Khaidarkan, Fergana, Kirghizia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Feliks Nikolaevich Shakhov (1894-1971), Head of the Division of Geochemistry in the Russian Academy of Sciences. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Shakhovite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 20907 |
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