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Name: Ferrovalleriite
Fval
IMA Chemistry: 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Fe,Al,Mg)(OH)2]
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ferrovalleriite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Copper (Cu)
Sulfur (S)
Aluminum (Al)
Magnesium (Mg)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1970
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Mineral described but not named: Harris D C, Cabri L J, Stewart J M (1970) A "valleriite-type" mineral from Noril'sk, western Siberia. American Mineralogist 55, 2110-2114 Mineral is named: Pekov I V, Sereda E V, Yapaskurt V O, Polekhovsky Y S, Britvin S N, Chukanov N V (2012) Ferrovalleriite, 2(Fe,Cu)S·1.5Fe(OH)_2_: validation as a mineral species and the new data. Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva 141(6), 29-43
Structural Group Name: Valleriite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 246.9 Million Years Ago
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