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Buttgenbachite Mineral Data

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General Buttgenbachite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu19Cl4(NO3)2(OH)32•2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,053.46 gm
   Copper    58.80 %  Cu   73.60 % CuO
   Hydrogen   1.77 %  H    15.79 % H2O
   Nitrogen   1.36 %  N     5.26 % N2O5
   Chlorine   6.91 %  Cl    6.91 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -1.56 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    31.17 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu19Cl4(NO3)2(OH)32•2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: In a cavity in cuprite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1925
Help on Locality: Locality: Likasi, Shaba, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Henri J. Buttgenback (1874-1964), Belgian mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Buttgenbachite + Pronunciation Say BUTTGENBACHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 9210
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