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Watanabeite Mineral Data

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General Watanabeite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu4(As,Sb)2S5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 592.45 gm
   Copper    42.90 %  Cu
   Antimony  12.33 %  Sb
   Arsenic   17.70 %  As
   Sulfur    27.06 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu4As1.4Sb0.6S5
Help on Environment: Environment: Hydrothermal veins.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1993
Help on Locality: Locality: Teine mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Takeo Watanabe, (1907-1986), Japanese mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Watanabeite + Pronunciation Say WATANABEITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1991-025