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Iyoite

iyoite

MnCuCl(OH)3

Iyoite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Iyoite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Iyoite is a very rare manganese copper chloride hydroxide mineral with the formula MnCuCl(OH)3. Iyoite is a new member of the atacamite group, and it an analogue of botallackite characterized in manganese and copper ordering. Iyoite is monoclinic (space group P21/m). It is chemically similar to misakiite. Both minerals come from the Ohku mine in the Ehime prefecture, Japan.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 3

Scientific references

  1. Iyoite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19860849 Link
  2. Iyoite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyoite Link