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Shuiskite Mineral Data
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General Shuiskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 506.85 gm |
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Calcium 15.81 % Ca 22.13 % CaO |
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Magnesium 2.88 % Mg 4.77 % MgO |
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Aluminum 6.92 % Al 13.08 % Al2O3 |
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Chromium 13.34 % Cr 17.44 % CrO |
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Iron 1.10 % Fe 1.42 % FeO |
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Silicon 14.96 % Si 32.01 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.11 % H2O |
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Oxygen 44.19 % O |
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100.00 % 97.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Mg0.6Al0.3Fe2+0.1Cr1.3Al0.7Si2.7Al0.3O11(OH)2�(H2O) |
| Environment: |
On the walls of fractures in chromitite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 |
| Locality: |
From the Sarany deposit, Bisersk, in the Gorozavod district, Northern Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for V. P. Shuisk, petrologist of the Ural Scientific Center, Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Shuiskite + Pronunciation  |
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