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General Incaite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb4Sn4FeSb2S15
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,083.98 gm
   Iron       2.68 %  Fe
   Tin       22.79 %  Sn
   Antimony  11.68 %  Sb
   Lead      39.77 %  Pb
   Sulfur    23.08 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb4Sn4Fe2+Sb2S15
Help on Environment: Environment: In hydrothermal Ag-Sn ores.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1974
Help on Locality: Locality: Poopo, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the Inca people, pre-European rulers of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Incaite Say INCAITE