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Wilhelmramsayite Mineral Data

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General Wilhelmramsayite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu3FeS3•2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 378.36 gm
   Potassium   0.31 %  K
   Sodium      0.12 %  Na
   Thallium    0.54 %  Tl
   Iron       15.35 %  Fe
   Copper     48.87 %  Cu
   Hydrogen    1.05 %  H
   Sulfur     25.42 %  S
   Oxygen      8.33 %  O
             ______ 
             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu2.91Fe2+1.04S3K0.03Na0.02Tl0.01•1.97(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs in the core zone of an ultra-agpaitic pegmatite generally of potassium feldspar�nepheline�sodalite�alkali amphibole-pyroxene composition.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Koashva Mountain, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Name for Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist who did the first detailed study of the Khibiny-Lovozero alkaline complexes.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2004-033