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Arsenosulvanite Mineral Data
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General Arsenosulvanite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Cu3(As,V)S4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 387.83 gm |
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Vanadium 3.28 % V |
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Copper 49.16 % Cu |
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Arsenic 14.49 % As |
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Sulfur 33.07 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu3As0.75V3+0.25S4 |
Environment: |
In quartz-calcite veins cutting bituminous limestone., Arsenosulvanite (1941) is Colusite (1933). |
IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941 |
Locality: |
Tilva Mika deposit, Bor, eastern Serbia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for its chemical relationship to sulvanite. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Arsenosulvanite + Pronunciation |
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