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Miersite Mineral Data
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General Miersite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ag,Cu)I |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 223.69 gm |
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Copper 7.10 % Cu 8.00 % Cu2O |
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Silver 36.17 % Ag 38.85 % Ag2O |
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Iodine 56.73 % I 56.73 % I |
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- % I -3.58 % -O=I2
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag0.75Cu0.25I |
| Environment: |
Forms a partial series with marshite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1898 |
| Locality: |
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Henry Alexander Miers (1848-1942), English mineralogist, Oxford University. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Miersite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 61542 |
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