Chemistry:Kalgoorlieite
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Short description: Telluride mineral
| Kalgoorlieite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Telluride mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | As2Te3 |
| Strunz classification | 2 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | C2/m |
| Unit cell | a = 14.3573(9) Å b = 14.3573(9) Å c = 14.3573(9) Å β = 95.107(5)° |
| Identification | |
| References | [1] |
Kalgoorlieite (IMA2015-119) is a mineral from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free arsenic-tellurium mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.[citation needed]
It was discovered in 2015 by a Curtin University academic Dr Kirsten Rempel while she was checking samples in the Kalgoorlie School of Mines Museum, and declared a new mineral in 2016, after verification and classification.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Kalgoorlieite". http://www.mindat.org/min-47039.html.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ Rempel, K., Stanley, C.J. (2016): Kalgoorlieite, IMA 2015-119. CNMNC Newsletter No. 30, April 2016, page 412; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 407–413
- ↑ "Kalgoorlieite: New mineral discovered in Kalgoorlie by Curtin University academic". 26 April 2016. http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/kalgoorlieite-new-mineral-discovered-in-kalgoorlie-by-curtin-university-academic-20160426-goffo5.html.
- ↑ "New mineral Kalgoorlieite named after historic mining town - ABC News". 27 April 2016. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-27/new-mineral-found-in-kalgoorlie/7364188.
- ↑ "KALGOORLIEITE: New mineral named after historic Australian mining town - Canadian Mining Journal". 27 April 2016. http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/kalgoorlieite-new-mineral-named-after-historic-australian-mining-town/.
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