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Name: Ceruleite
Cru
IMA Chemistry: CuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ceruleite contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Aluminum (Al)
Arsenic (As)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Chile
Year First Published: 1900
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Dufet M H (1900) Sur une nouvelle espèce minérale, la céruléite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie 23, 147-150 Chemical formula revised: Schmetzer K, Berdesinski W, Bank H, Kroužek E (1976) Neue Untersuchungen an Coeruleit. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1976, 418-425 Chemical formula revised from Cu_2_Al_7_(AsO_4_)_4_(OH)_13_·11.5H_2_O: Mills S J, Christy A G, Favreau G (2018) The crystal structure of ceruleite, CuAl_4_[AsO_4_]_2_(OH)_8_(H_2_O)_4_, from Cap Garonne, France. Mineralogical Magazine 82, 181-187
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Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1790 Million Years Ago
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