Name: | Georgeite Gg |
IMA Chemistry: | [Cu(OH)2-x(H2O)x][CO3]x/2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Georgeite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) Carbon (C) |
Country of Type Locality: | Australia |
Year First Published: | 1977 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Bridge P J, Just J, Hey M H (1979) Georgeite, a new amorphous copper carbonate from the Carr Boyd mine, Western Australia, Mineralogical Magazine 43, 97-98 Formula changed from Cu_5_(CO_3_)_3_(OH)_4_·6H_2_O to Cu_2_(CO_3_)(OH)_2_: Pollard A M, Thomas R G, Williams P A, Just J, Bridge P J (1991) The synthesis and composition of georgeite and its reactions to form other secondary copper(II) carbonates. Mineralogical Magazine 55, 163-166 Formula changed from Cu_2_(CO_3_)(OH)_2_ according to IMA2023 s.p.: Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 75. European Journal of Mineralogy 35, 891-895 |
Structural Group Name: | Amorphous |
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Oldest Known Age: | 1847 Million Years Ago |
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