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Name: Pharmacoalumite
Pal
IMA Chemistry: KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pharmacoalumite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Aluminum (Al)
Arsenic (As)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Chile
Year First Published: 1980
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Schmetzer K, Horn W, Bank H (1981) Alumopharmacosiderite, KAl_4_(AsO_4_)_3_(OH)_4_·6.5H_2_O, a new mineral, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1981, 97-102 Name changed from alumopharmacosiderite to pharmacoalumite: Rumsey M S, Mills S J, Spratt J (2010) Natropharmacoalumite, NaAl_4_[(OH)_4_(AsO_4_)_3_]·4H_2_O, a new mineral of the pharmacosiderite supergroup and the renaming of aluminopharmacosiderite to pharmacoalumite, Mineralogical Magazine 74, 929-936
Structural Group Name: Pharmacosiderite
Fleischer's Group Name: pharmacosiderite
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 359 Million Years Ago
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