Kalgoorlieite
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Kalgoorlieite (IMA2015-119) is a mineral from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
| Kalgoorlieite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Telluride mineral |
| Formula | As2Te3 |
| IMA symbol | Kgl[1] |
| Strunz classification | 2 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | C2/m |
| Unit cell | a = 14.3573(9) Å b = 14.3573(9) Å c = 14.3573(9) Å β = 95.107(5)° |
| Identification | |
| References | [2] |
Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free arsenic-tellurium mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.[citation needed]
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.[3][4][5][6]
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