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Piypite Mineral Data
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General Piypite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
K2Cu2(SO4)2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 413.42 gm |
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Potassium 18.91 % K 22.78 % K2O |
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Copper 30.74 % Cu 34.61 % Cu2O |
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Sulfur 15.51 % S 38.73 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 34.83 % O |
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100.00 % 96.13 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K2Cu2(SO4)2O |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
Great Tolbachik fissure estrusion, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Boris I. Piyp (1906-1966), Russian geologist and director, Institute of Volcanology, Petropoavlovsk-Kamchatskii. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Piypite  |
| Synonym: |
Caratiite |
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