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Kalgoorlieite

kalgoorlieite

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Kalgoorlieite: New mineral discovered in Kalgoorlie by Curtin ...

Kalgoorlieite: New mineral discovered in Kalgoorlie by Curtin ... — via www.watoday.com.au · Source

Overview

Kalgoorlieite (IMA2015-119) is a mineral from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free arsenic-tellurium mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite. It was discovered in 2015 by a Curtin University academic Dr Kirsten Rempel while she was checking samples in the Kalgoorlie School of Mines Museum, and declared a new mineral in 2016, after verification and classification.

Scientific references

  1. Kalgoorlieite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24257052 Link
  2. Kalgoorlieite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalgoorlieite Link