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Mukhinite Mineral Data
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General Mukhinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Al2V+++(SiO4)3(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 478.32 gm |
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Calcium 16.76 % Ca 23.45 % CaO |
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Aluminum 11.28 % Al 21.32 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 10.65 % V 15.67 % V2O3 |
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Silicon 17.62 % Si 37.68 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.88 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.48 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Al2V3+(SiO4)3(OH) |
| Environment: |
Metamorphic limestone with goldmanite, muscovite, and common sulphides. V analogue of clinozoisite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1969 - Dana number changed from 58.2.1a.10 |
| Locality: |
Tashelginsk iron deposit, Gornaya Shoriya, western Siberia, Russa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Alekseia Stepanovna Mukhin (1910-1973), Russian geologist, Western Siveria Geological Administration. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Mukhinite + Pronunciation  |
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