Name: | Willyamite Wly |
IMA Chemistry: | CoSbS |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Willyamite contains elements: Cobalt (Co) Antimony (Sb) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | Australia |
Year First Published: | 1893 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Pittman E F (1893) Note on the occurrence of a new mineral at Broken Hill, Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 27, 366-375 Redefined: Cabri L J, Harris D C, Stewart J M, Rowland J F (1970) Willyamite redefined, Proceedings - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 233, 95-100 |
Structural Group Name: | Cobaltite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | cobaltite |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2720 Million Years Ago |
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