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Cornubite Mineral Data

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General Cornubite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 681.61 gm
   Copper    46.61 %  Cu   58.35 % CuO
   Arsenic   21.98 %  As   33.72 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   0.89 %  H     7.93 % H2O
   Oxygen    30.51 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Rare secondary mineral in oxidized copper deposits. Dimorphous with cornwallite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1959
Help on Locality: Locality: Wheal Carpenter, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from Cornubia, the Latin name for Cornwall, source of the first specimens.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 30683
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