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Yushkinite Mineral Data
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General Yushkinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
V1-xS•n(Mg,Al)(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 87.39 gm |
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Magnesium 11.88 % Mg |
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Aluminum 7.53 % Al |
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Vanadium 23.32 % V |
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Hydrogen 2.31 % H |
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Sulfur 18.35 % S |
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Oxygen 36.62 % O |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
V3+0.4S0.50.61(Mg0.7)0.61(Al0.4)(OH)2 |
| Environment: |
In quartz-carbonate veins in carbonate rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
From Pay-Khoy, in the middle stram of the Silova-Yakha River, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for N. P. Yushkin, Russian mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Yushkinite + Pronunciation  |
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