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Stoiberite Mineral Data
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General Stoiberite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu5V+++++2O10 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 579.61 gm |
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Vanadium 17.58 % V 31.38 % V2O5 |
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Copper 54.82 % Cu 68.62 % CuO |
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Oxygen 27.60 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu5V5+2O10 |
| Environment: |
Rare mineral, deposited in vanadium-bearing sublimates in fumaroles on a basaltic volcanic cone. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
Izalco volcano, El Salvador. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Richard Edwin Stoiber (1911-2001), Emeritus Professor of Geology and Vulcanology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Stoiberite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 2557 |
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PDF 33-504 |
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