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Cherepanovite Mineral Data
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General Cherepanovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
RhAs |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 177.83 gm |
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Arsenic 42.13 % As |
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Rhodium 57.87 % Rh |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
RhAs |
| Environment: |
In a placer with other platinum group element minerals derived from an ultramafic massif in an ophiolite belt. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1985 |
| Locality: |
From an undefined locality in the Koryak-Kamchatka region, northeastern USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For V.A. Cherepanov (1927-1983), geologist and mineralogist. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42472 |
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PDF 38-407 |
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