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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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