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Bruggenite Mineral Data
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General Bruggenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(IO3)2•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 407.90 gm |
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Calcium 9.83 % Ca 13.75 % CaO |
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Hydrogen 0.49 % H 4.42 % H2O |
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Iodine 62.22 % I 81.84 % I2O5 |
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Oxygen 27.46 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca(IO3)2•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Veins with nitratine and impregnating the enclosing decomposing rhyolite tuff in a small basin filled with nitrate caliche. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1971 |
| Locality: |
Pampa Pique III, about one km north of Oficina Lautaro, Taltal district, Antofagasta, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Juan Bruggen (1887-1953), University of Chile, who wrote the first textbook on the geology of Chile. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bruggenite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Brueggenite |
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