Name: | Eskimoite Ekm |
IMA Chemistry: | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Eskimoite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Lead (Pb) Bismuth (Bi) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | Denmark (Greenland) |
Year First Published: | 1976 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Makovicky E, Karup-Møller S (1977) Chemistry and crystallography of the lillianite homologous series. Part II: Definition of new minerals: eskimoite, vikingite, ourayite, and treasurite. Redefinition of schirmerite and new data on the lillianite-gustavite solid solution series, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 131, 56-82 |
Structural Group Name: | Lillianite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1275 Million Years Ago |
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