Cornubite, Cu<sub>5</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>, first occurrence of single crystals, mineralogical description and crystal structure

Cornubite, Cu<sub>5</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>, first occurrence of single crystals, mineralogical description and crystal structure

The first single crystals of the rare copper arsenate hydroxide cornubite, Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4, have been found from a silicified barite vein at Reichenbach, Odenwald near Bensheim, Hessen, W.-Germany. Cornubite occurs as apple-green, translucent and mostly tabular crystals, up to 0.3 X 0.3 mm in size a...

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Main Authors: E. Tillmanns, W. Hofmeister, K. Petitjean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1985-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Subjects:
cornubite
copper arsenate hydroxide
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume57/sgs_bt_057_pages_119_127.pdf

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