Gwihabaite Mineral Data

General Gwihabaite Information
Chemical Formula:	(NH4,K)(NO3)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 85.31 gm
	Potassium 11.46 % K
	Hydrogen 3.54 % H
	Nitrogen 28.73 % N
	Oxygen 56.26 % O
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	(NH₄)_0.75K_0.25(NO₃)
Environment:	As efflorescences on the walls, boulders, bat quano, and earthy floor of the cave and as saline crusts coating boulders in a dolomite hill in the Kalahari Basin.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Gewihaba Cave (also known as Drotsky's Cave), northwestern Botswana, 280 km west of Maun. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after it's locality.
Name Pronunciation:	Gwihabaite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 28078
	IMA1994-011
	Nitrammite
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