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Demicheleite-(Br) Mineral Data
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General Demicheleite-(Br) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BiSBr |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 306.48 gm |
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Bismuth 67.51 % Bi |
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Sulfur 10.15 % S |
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Iodine 0.83 % I |
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Bromine 17.47 % Br |
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Chlorine 4.05 % Cl |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi0.99S0.97Br0.67Cl0.35I0.02 |
| Environment: |
Found in an active high-temperature fumarole at the crater rim. New structure type. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Vincenzo de Michele (b. 1936), former curator of the Section of Mineralogy of the Museo di Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2007-022 |
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