Chemical Formula:
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Cu++5(CO3)3(OH)4·6(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 639.86 g |
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Hydrogen |
2.21 % |
H |
19.71 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Carbon |
5.63 % |
C |
20.63 % |
CO2 |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
42.51 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Copper |
49.66 % |
Cu |
62.16 % |
CuO |
0.00 % |
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100.01 % |
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102.50 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Cu5(CO3)3(OH)2·6(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Amorphous analog of malachite. Weathered tremolitic rock that contains disseminated copper and iron sulfides |
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Locality:
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Carr Boyd mine, 100 km N of Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named for George Herbert Payne (1912-1989), past chief of the mineral division, Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories |
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