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Kernowite

About

The Fe3+- analogue of liroconite. Found on an old museum specimen.

It has been known for many years that the greener liroconite crystals are iron-rich, and it has now been shown that the iron-end member, now known as kernowite, forms a series with liroconite.

Type Locality
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Mineral Data
Cu2Fe(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Physical Properties
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2020-053