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Urusovite Mineral Data
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General Urusovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu[AlAsO5] |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 245.45 gm |
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Aluminum 10.99 % Al 20.77 % Al2O3 |
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Copper 25.89 % Cu 29.15 % Cu2O |
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Arsenic 30.52 % As 46.82 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 32.59 % O |
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100.00 % 96.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CuAlAsO5 |
| Environment: |
Found in a fumarole with a gas temperature of 410-420 deg C at the time of collection. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
In a fumarole at the Great fissure Tolbachik eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The name honors Vadim Sergeevich Urusov of Moscow State University, Russia. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1998-067 |
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