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Westerveldite Mineral Data
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General Westerveldite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni,Co)As |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 131.93 gm |
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Iron 25.40 % Fe |
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Cobalt 4.47 % Co |
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Nickel 13.35 % Ni |
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Arsenic 56.79 % As |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+0.6Ni0.3Co0.1As |
| Environment: |
As minute inclusions in maucherite which occurs in chromite-nickeline ores. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
| Locality: |
La Gallega mine, 3 km west of Ojen, Marbella Province, M�laga, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jan Westerveld (1905-1962), Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Westerveldite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 30413 |
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PDF 12-799 |
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