| Name: | Westerveldite Wvd |
| IMA Chemistry: | FeAs |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Westerveldite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Arsenic (As) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Spain |
| Year First Published: | 1971 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Oen I S, Burke E A J, Kieft C, Westerhof A B (1972) Westerveldite, (Fe,Ni,Co)As, a new mineral from La Gallega, Spain, American Mineralogist 57, 354-363 Ni and Co are shown to not be essential, and have been removed from the formula: Lyman P S, Prewitt C T (1984) Room- and high-pressure crystal chemistry of CoAs and FeAs. Acta Crystallographica B40, 14-20 |
| Structural Group Name: | Modderite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | modderite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1900 Million Years Ago |
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