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Cornubite

cornubite

Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4

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Overview

Cornubite is a rare secondary copper arsenate mineral with formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4. It was first described for its discovery in 1958 in Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall, England, UK. The name is from Cornubia, the medieval Latin name for Cornwall. It is a dimorph of cornwallite, and the arsenic analogue of pseudomalachite.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 4

Scientific references

  1. Cornubite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065048 Link
  2. Cornubite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornubite Link