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Name: Giraudite-(Zn)
Gir-Zn
IMA Chemistry: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4Se13
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Giraudite-(Zn) contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Arsenic (As)
Selenium (Se)
Country of Type Locality: France
Year First Published: 1980
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Johan Z, Picot P, Ruhlmann F (1982) Evolution paragénétique de la minéralisation uranifère de Chaméane (Puy-de-Dôme), France: chaméanite, geffroyite et giraudite, trois séléniures nouveaux de Cu, Fe, Ag et As, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 29, 151-167 Name changed from giraudite: Biagioni C, George L L, Cook N J, Makovicky E, Moëlo Y, Pasero M, Sejkora J, Stanley C J, Welch M D, Bosi F (2020) The tetrahedrite group: Nomenclature and classification. American Mineralogist 105, 109-122
Structural Group Name: Tetrahedrite
Fleischer's Group Name: tennantite
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 443 Million Years Ago
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