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Mooihoekite Mineral Data
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General Mooihoekite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu9Fe9S16 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,587.59 gm |
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Iron 31.66 % Fe |
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Copper 36.02 % Cu |
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Sulfur 32.32 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu9Fe2+9S16 |
| Environment: |
In massive sulfide from a pipe-shaped dunite pegmatite in the Norite Zone of the Bushveld Complex. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
| Locality: |
Mooihoek Farm, Lydenberg district, Transvaal, South Africa Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Mooihoekite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 2649 |
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PDF 25-286 |
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