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Uhligite Mineral Data
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General Uhligite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 883.91 gm |
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Calcium 13.60 % Ca 19.03 % CaO |
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Zirconium 15.48 % Zr 20.91 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 27.08 % Ti 45.18 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 7.63 % Al 14.42 % Al2O3 |
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Oxygen 36.20 % O |
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100.00 % 99.55 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3Ti5Al2.5Zr1.5O20 |
| Environment: |
Nepheline-syenite rocks. Uhligite (1909) is now considered to be perovskite or zirkelite (?) |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 |
| Locality: |
Lake Magad, Rift Valley, Tanganyika Territory, Kenya, East Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Alfred Louis Johannes Uhlig (1883-1919), German geologist, leader of the African expedition in which the material was first collected. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Uhligite  |
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