Name: | Sorosite Sor |
IMA Chemistry: | Cu1+x(Sn,Sb) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Sorosite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Tin (Sn) Antimony (Sb) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1994 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Barkov A Y, Laajoki K V O, Gornostayev S S, Pakhomovskii Y A, Men'shikov Y P (1998) Sorosite, Cu(Sn,Sb), a new mineral from the Baimka placer deposit, western Chukotka, Russian Far East, American Mineralogist 83, 901-906 Chemical formula revised: Barkov A Y, Martin R F, Shi L (2006) New data on type–locality sorosite: Compositional variations, zoning, and a revised formula, The Canadian Mineralogist 44, 1469-1480 |
Structural Group Name: | Nickeline |
Fleischer's Group Name: | nickeline |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 89.9 Million Years Ago |
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