Niedermayrite Mineral Data

General Niedermayrite Information
Chemical Formula:	Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6•4(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 732.83 gm
	Cadmium 15.34 % Cd 17.52 % CdO
	Copper 34.69 % Cu 43.42 % CuO
	Hydrogen 1.93 % H 17.21 % H₂O
	Sulfur 8.75 % S 21.85 % SO₃
	Oxygen 39.30 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆•4(H₂O)
Environment:	In brecciated marble. The cadmium dominant analogue of campigliaite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	An abandoned adit in the Km3 area, Lavrion mining district, Attica peninsula, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Gerhard Niedermayr (b. 1941), mineralogist and geologist, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, compiler of the regional mineralogy of the eastern Alps.
Name Pronunciation:	Niedermayrite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	IMA1997-024