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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