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Ekaterinite Mineral Data
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General Ekaterinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2B4O7(Cl,OH)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 333.11 gm |
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Calcium 24.06 % Ca 33.67 % CaO |
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Boron 12.98 % B 41.80 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.36 % H 12.17 % H2O |
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Chlorine 15.96 % Cl 15.96 % Cl |
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Cl -3.60 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 45.63 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2B4O7Cl1.5(OH)0.5•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Calcite and calcite�anhydrite veins associated with a mineralized skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
From drill cores in the Korshunovskoye iron�boron skarn deposit, Irkutsk district, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Yekaterina Vladimirovna Rozhkova (1898-1979), Russian mineralogist, Research Institute of Mineral Resources, Moscow, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ekaterinite + Pronunciation  |
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