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Cheremnykhite Mineral Data

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General Cheremnykhite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Zn3Pb3Te++++O6(VO4)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,271.24 gm
   Vanadium    8.01 %  V    14.31 % V2O5
   Zinc       15.43 %  Zn   19.21 % ZnO
   Tellurium  10.04 %  Te   12.55 % TeO2
   Lead       48.90 %  Pb   52.67 % PbO
   Oxygen     17.62 %  O
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             100.00 %       98.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Zn3Pb3(TeO6)(VO4)2
Help on Environment: Environment: Late-stage interstitial mineral in calcite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Kuranakh gold deposit, Central Aldan, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for I. M. Cheremnykh, Russian prospector, one of the discoverers of the Kuranakh deposit.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1989-017