Vonbezingite Mineral Data

General Vonbezingite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ca6Cu3(SO4)3(OH)12•2(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 959.42 gm
	Calcium 25.06 % Ca 35.07 % CaO
	Copper 19.87 % Cu 24.87 % CuO
	Hydrogen 1.68 % H 15.02 % H₂O
	Sulfur 10.03 % S 25.04 % SO₃
	Oxygen 43.36 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ca₆Cu₃(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂•2(H₂O)
Environment:	Formed during a period of evaporation of surface or ground waters at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1991
Locality:	Wessels mine, near Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Karl-Ludwig von Bezing (1945� ), Austrian-South African mineral collector, for his contributions to knowledge of mineralogy of the Kalahari manganese field.
Name Pronunciation:	Vonbezingite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 67674
	IMA1991-031
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