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Gutsevichite Mineral Data
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General Gutsevichite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 466.03 gm |
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Aluminum 17.37 % Al 32.82 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 13.29 % P 30.46 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 4.11 % H 36.72 % H2O |
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Oxygen 65.23 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In cavities in oxidized V-bearing shales. Discredited as being incompletly characterized. |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1962 |
| Locality: |
NW Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1959 for V. P. Gutsevich, geologist in Kazakhstan. |
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