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General Blixite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb8O5(OH)2Cl4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,873.18 gm
   Calcium    0.17 %  Ca    0.24 % CaO
   Hydrogen   0.09 %  H     0.79 % H2O
   Lead      86.28 %  Pb   92.94 % PbO
   Chlorine   7.72 %  Cl    7.72 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -1.74 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen     5.74 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       99.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: 4(Pb1.95)4(Ca0.02)4(O1.27)4(OH)0.414(Cl1.02)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958
Help on Locality: Locality: Langan, Varmland, Sweden, in the Amerika stope. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Ragner Blix (1898-), Chemist, Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Blixite Say BLIXITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 200211 with F
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