Villamaninite Mineral Data

General Villamaninite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 114.68 gm
	Iron 0.24 % Fe
	Cobalt 0.77 % Co
	Copper 27.71 % Cu
	Nickel 15.35 % Ni
	Sulfur 55.92 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Cu_0.5Ni_0.3Co_0.01Fe²⁺_0.005S₂
Environment:	As subhedral disseminated grains in black bituminous dolostone and in white coarse-grained recrystallized dolostone or as nodular aggregates in vuggy dolomite veinlets.
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920
Locality:	Providencia mine, Mina C�rmenes district, near Villaman�n, Leon province, Spain Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the locality.
Name Pronunciation:	Villamaninite + Pronunciation