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Alloclasite from
Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania


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Alloclasite

Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
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Alloclasite

Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
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Alloclasite

Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alloclasite
Formula:Co1-xFexAsS
Chemical Analyses:
wt%
12
Co25.40 %28.50 %
Fe8.40 %4.00 %
As44.30 %44.90 %
S18.70 %17.80 %
Total:96.80 %95.20 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Co0.74Fe0.26)1.00As1.01S1.00
2(Co0.87Fe0.13)1.00As1.02S10.95
Sample references:
1USNM 62855
Kingston, P. W. (1971) On alloclasite, a Co-Fe sulpharsenide. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.838-846.
2M 13000
Kingston, P. W. (1971) On alloclasite, a Co-Fe sulpharsenide. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.838-846.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alloclasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:402:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Tschermak(1866)
Tschermak, G. (1866) Der alloklas und der sogenannte glaukodot von Orawicza. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 53, 220-225.
Canadian Mineralogist:11:150(1971) & 14:561(1976).
Kingston, P. W. (1971) On alloclasite, a Co-Fe sulpharsenide. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.838-846.
 
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