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Haycockite Mineral Data
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General Haycockite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu4Fe5S8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 789.95 gm |
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Iron 35.35 % Fe |
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Copper 32.18 % Cu |
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Sulfur 32.47 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu4Fe2+5S8 |
| Environment: |
In a hortonolite dunite (replacement) pegmatite in the Bushveld Complex. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
| Locality: |
Mooihoek Farm, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Maurice H. Haycock (1900-), Canadian mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Haycockite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 1949 |
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IMA1971-028 |
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PDF 25-289 |
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