Name: | Laphamite Lpm |
IMA Chemistry: | As2Se3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Laphamite contains elements: Arsenic (As) Selenium (Se) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1985 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Dunn P J, Peacor D R, Criddle A J, Finkelman R B (1986) Laphamite, an arsenic selenide analogue of orpiment, from burning anthracite deposits in Pennsylvania, Mineralogical Magazine 50, 279-282 Chemical formula changed from As_2_(Se,S)_3_: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 50. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 615-620 |
Structural Group Name: | Orpiment |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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