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Tarkianite Mineral Data
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General Tarkianite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 952.63 gm |
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Iron 0.59 % Fe |
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Copper 5.67 % Cu |
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Rhenium 54.73 % Re |
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Molybdenum 12.09 % Mo |
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Sulfur 26.93 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu0.85Fe2+0.1Re2.8Mo1.2S8 |
| Environment: |
Mineral grain in sulfide concentrate. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Hitura Ni-Cu-PGE mine, Nivala, western central Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Professor Mahmud Tarkian (1941-), of the University of Hamburg, Germany, for his contributions to ore mineralogy. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2003-004 |
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