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Shubnikovite Mineral Data
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General Shubnikovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)•7(H2O) (?) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,600.61 gm |
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Calcium 5.01 % Ca 7.01 % CaO |
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Copper 31.76 % Cu 39.76 % CuO |
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Arsenic 28.08 % As 43.08 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.94 % H 8.44 % H2O |
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Chlorine 2.21 % Cl 2.21 % Cl |
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Cl -0.50 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 31.99 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Inadequately described mineral. Found in a Russian oxidation zone. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Aleksei V. Shunikov (1887-1971), crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Shubnikovite + Pronunciation  |
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