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Wendwilsonite Mineral Data
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General Wendwilsonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2(Mg,Co)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 426.99 gm |
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Calcium 18.77 % Ca 26.27 % CaO |
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Magnesium 4.27 % Mg 7.08 % MgO |
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Cobalt 3.45 % Co 4.39 % CoO |
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Arsenic 35.09 % As 53.83 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.94 % H 8.44 % H2O |
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Oxygen 37.47 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Mg0.75Co0.25(AsO4)2•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found with calcite on serpentine in franklinite-willemite ore. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersy, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Wendell E. Wilson (1946-), mineralogist, editor, and publisher of the Mineralogical Record. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Wendwilsonite  |
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