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Vikingite Mineral Data
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General Vikingite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 5,875.67 gm |
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Silver 9.18 % Ag |
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Bismuth 46.24 % Bi |
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Lead 28.21 % Pb |
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Sulfur 16.37 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
| Environment: |
Associated with cosalite and as lamellae in galena in the gustavite-galena paragenesis. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
Ivigtut, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Vikings, who settled Greenland in the tenth century. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Vikingite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 72805 |
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PDF 43-690 |
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