| |
 |
Wesselsite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Wesselsite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
SrCu++Si4O10 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 423.50 gm |
| |
Strontium 20.69 % Sr 24.47 % SrO |
| |
Copper 15.00 % Cu 18.78 % CuO |
| |
Silicon 26.53 % Si 56.75 % SiO2 |
| |
Oxygen 37.78 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
SrCuSi4O10 |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1994 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese field, Kuruman Hill, Cape Province, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Wesselsite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1994-055 |
| |