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Tugarinovite Mineral Data
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General Tugarinovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MoO2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 127.94 gm |
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Molybdenum 74.99 % Mo 100.00 % MoO2 |
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Oxygen 25.01 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
MoO2 |
| Environment: |
Formed as a primary mineral, by metasomatism in a reducing environment deficient in sulfur. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Kudraivy Volcano, Kurile Islands, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Aleksei Ivanovich Tugarinov (1947-), geochemist, Vernadskii Institute, Moscow, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tugarinovite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 80830 |
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PDF 32-671 |
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