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Chalconatronite Mineral Data
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General Chalconatronite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2Cu(CO3)2•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 283.59 gm |
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Sodium 16.21 % Na 21.86 % Na2O |
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Copper 22.41 % Cu 28.05 % CuO |
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Hydrogen 2.13 % H 19.06 % H2O |
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Carbon 8.47 % C 31.04 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 50.78 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Cu(CO3)2•3(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Encrustation on bronze objects buried for centuries with their owner's natron-mummified bodies. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
| Locality: |
Egyptian bronze objects buried in tombs. Also at Grube Gluckrad, near Oberschulenberg, Hartz Mountains, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the composition, copper and natron (soda). |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 200410 |
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PDF 22-1458 |
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