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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