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Bideauxite Mineral Data
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General Bideauxite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 665.63 gm |
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Silver 16.21 % Ag 17.41 % Ag2O |
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Hydrogen 0.08 % H 0.68 % H2O |
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Lead 62.26 % Pb 67.06 % PbO |
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Chlorine 15.98 % Cl 15.98 % Cl |
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Cl -3.61 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 1.20 % O |
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Fluorine 4.28 % F 4.28 % F |
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F -1.80 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb2AgCl3F1.5(OH)0.5 |
| Environment: |
Rarely enclosing and replacing boleite, with other oxidized Pb and Cl minerals, from an oxidized base-metal mineral deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1970 |
| Locality: |
From the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Richard August Bideaux (1935-2004), of Oro Valley, Arizona, USA, American mineralogist, author, and mineral collector. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bideauxite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 87757 |
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PDF 25-461 |
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