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| Name: | Safflorite Saf |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1468: Safflorite / Silver Cobalt Lode Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada |
| IMA Chemistry: | CoAs2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Safflorite contains elements: Cobalt (Co) Arsenic (As) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1835 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Breithaupt J F A (1835) Ueber das Verhältniss der Formen zu den Mischungen krystallisirter Körper. Journal für Praktische Chemie 4, 249-271 |
| Structural Group Name: | Löllingite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | Marcasite-Löllingite-Löllingite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3640 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Safflorite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Safflorite Search Web Mineral DB: Safflorite |
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