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Pekovite Mineral Data
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General Pekovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
SrB2Si2O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 291.02 gm |
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Strontium 29.21 % Sr 34.54 % SrO |
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Silicon 19.49 % Si 41.71 % SiO2 |
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Boron 7.32 % B 23.56 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 43.98 % O |
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100.00 % 99.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sr0.97B1.97Si2.02O8 |
| Environment: |
Found in a block of quartz, presumably the quartz core of a pegmatite or other type of vein. Sr-dominant analogue of danburite |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Igor Viktorovich Pekov (1967-), Russian mineralogist and alkaline rock expert. |
| Synonym: |
Bonchevite - mixture of pekoite and galenobismutiteBonchevite - mixture of pekoite and galenobismutite |
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IMA2003-035 |
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