Mineral name
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Caesiumpharmacosiderite
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Small green cubic caesiumpharmacosiderite crystals (arrows) on alunite. |
Hölzel-No.
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8.DI.227 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2013-096 |
Chemical formula
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CsFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O |
Type locality
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Chile, Antofagasta region, Sierra Gorda, Beatriz mine |
Associated minerals
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Alunite as well as jarosite, scorodite, barite, quartz and rarely native tellurium. |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum der Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Schlüter |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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MMHH MD 144 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
Caesiumpharmacosiderite, IMA 2013-096.
Mills, S. J., Petrini, E., Bellatreccia, F., Schlüter, J., Kampf, A.R., Rumsey, M.S., Dini, M. and Spratt, J . (2013)
Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3249-3258 |
Notes / Further information
Discovered by Maurizio Dini, La Serena, Chile in 2004. |
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