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Liebauite Mineral Data
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General Liebauite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3Cu5Si9O26 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,106.72 gm |
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Calcium 10.86 % Ca 15.20 % CaO |
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Copper 28.71 % Cu 32.32 % Cu2O |
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Silicon 22.84 % Si 48.86 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 37.59 % O |
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100.00 % 96.39 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3Cu5Si9O26 |
| Environment: |
In cavities in argillaceous sedimentary xenoliths subjected to very high-grade thermal metamorphism. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 |
| Locality: |
In Germany, at the Sattelberg and Nickenicher Sattel volcanos and the Emmelberg cone, near Kruft, Eifel district. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Friedrich Liebau, Kiel, Germany, prominent worker on silicate minerals. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Liebauite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 36566 |
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IMA1990-040 |
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PDF 42-1404 |
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