| Name: | Fairbankite Fbk |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb2+12(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fairbankite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Tellurium (Te) Oxygen (O) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1979 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Williams S A (1979) Girdite, oboyerite, fairbankite, and winstanleyite, four new tellurium minerals from Tombstone, Arizona, Mineralogical Magazine 43, 453-457 Chemical formula changed from Pb(Te^4+^O_3_): Missen O P, Rumsen M S, Mills S J, Weil M, Najorka J, Spratt J, Kolitsch U (2021) Elucidating the natural–synthetic mismatch of Pb^2+^Te^4+^O_3_: The redefinition of fairbankite to Pb^2+^_12_ (Te^4+^O_3_)_11_(SO_4_). American Mineralogist 106, 309-316 |
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| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 145 Million Years Ago |
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