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Uzonite Mineral Data

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General Uzonite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: As4S5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 460.02 gm
   Arsenic  65.15 %  As
   Sulfur   34.85 %  S
           ______ 
           100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: As4S5
Help on Environment: Environment: As intergrowths with realgar in the pore spaces of tuffaceous sediments in a caldera.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1985
Help on Locality: Locality: Uzon caldera, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Uzonite Say UZONITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 16107
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