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General Arthurite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: CuFe+++2(AsO4,PO4,SO4)2(O,OH)2•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 531.49 gm
   Iron        21.02 %  Fe   30.05 % Fe2O3
   Copper      11.96 %  Cu   13.46 % Cu2O
   Arsenic     19.74 %  As   30.27 % As2O5
   Phosphorus   2.33 %  P     5.34 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.61 %  H    14.41 % H2O
   Sulfur       1.21 %  S     3.01 % SO3
   Oxygen      42.14 %  O
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              100.00 %       96.54 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CuFe3+22(AsO4)0.72(PO4)0.22(SO4)0.1O1.5(OH)0.5�4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary mineral in the oxidation zone of some copper deposits, formed by the alteration of arsenopyrite or enargite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1964
Help on Locality: Locality: Hingston Down Consols mine, Calstock, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell (1878-1964) and Arthur William Gerald Kingsbury (1906-1968) for their contributions to British mineralogy.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Arthurite + Pronunciation Say ARTHURITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100444
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