| Name: | Kolwezite Kwz |
| IMA Chemistry: | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Kolwezite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Cobalt (Co) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Year First Published: | 1979 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Deliens M, Piret P (1980) La kolwézite, un hydroxycarbonate de cuivre et de cobalt analogue à la glaukosphaerite et à la rosaite, Bulletin de Minéralogie 103, 179-184 Chemical formula changed from (Cu,Co)_2_CO_3_(OH)_2_ because Cu and Co occupy distinct crystallographic sites: Perchiazzi N, Merlino S (2006) The malachite-rosasite group: crystal structures of glaukosphaerite and pokrovskite, European Journal of Mineralogy 18, 787-792 |
| Structural Group Name: | Malachite |
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| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 900 Million Years Ago |
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