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General Kolicite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,244.19 gm
   Manganese  30.91 %  Mn   39.91 % MnO
   Zinc       21.02 %  Zn   26.17 % ZnO
   Silicon     4.51 %  Si    9.66 % SiO2
   Arsenic    12.04 %  As   18.47 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    0.65 %  H     5.79 % H2O
   Oxygen     30.86 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8
Help on Environment: Environment: Incrusting willemite-franklinite ore from metamorphosed stratiform zinc orebodies.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1979
Help on Locality: Locality: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, and at Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for John Kolic, of Rockaway, New Jersey, USA, who first discovered the mineral.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Kolicite Say KOLICITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100183
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