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Isocubanite Mineral Data
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General Isocubanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuFe2S3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 271.44 gm |
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Iron 41.15 % Fe |
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Copper 23.41 % Cu |
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Sulfur 35.44 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
CuFe2+2S3 |
| Environment: |
Primary sulfide precipitate from hot, saline solutions that cool under seawater. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1988 |
| Locality: |
Submarine "black smokers", East Pacific Rise and Red Sea. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the isometric polymorph of cubanite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Isocubanite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42105 |
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Isochalcopyrite |
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PDF 27-166 |
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