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Name: Copiapite
Cpi
IMA Chemistry: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Copiapite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Sulfur (S)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Chile
Year First Published: 1833
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Rose H (1833) Ueber einige in Südamerika vorkommende Eisenoxydsalze, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 27, 309-319
Structural Group Name: Copiapite
Fleischer's Group Name: copiapite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2638 Million Years Ago
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