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Yarrowite Mineral Data
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General Yarrowite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu9S8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 828.44 gm |
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Copper 69.03 % Cu |
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Sulfur 30.97 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu9S8 |
| Environment: |
As weathering-produced lamellar replacements of other copper sulfides in stratabound re-bed copper deposits (Yarrow and Spionkop Creeks, Canada). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Yarrow Creek, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Yarrowite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1978-022 |
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