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Katerinopoulosite from
Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece


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Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
01778360017272473004731.jpg
Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
06903530017272005618808.jpg
Katerinopoulosite, etc.

Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Katerinopoulosite
Formula:(NH4)2Zn(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SO338.33 %
(NH4)2O11.90 %
NiO1.82 %
CuO0.37 %
ZnO16.83 %
H2O29.40 %
Total:98.65 %
Empirical formulas:
1H0.13(NH4)1.91(Zn0.86Ni0.10Cu0.02)(SO4)2.00·6.75H2O
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Chukanov, Nikita V., Pekov, Igor V., Belakovskiy, Dmitry I., Britvin, Sergey N., Stergiou, Vasileios, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Magganas, Andreas (2018) Katerinopoulosite, (NH4)2Zn(SO4)2·6H2O, a new mineral from the Esperanza mine, Lavrion, Greece. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (4) 821-826 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2746
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcanthite1
Atacamite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Katerinopoulosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1079707
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1079707:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 37. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 737-742 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.039
Chukanov, Nikita V., Pekov, Igor V., Belakovskiy, Dmitry I., Britvin, Sergey N., Stergiou, Vasileios, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Magganas, Andreas (2018) Katerinopoulosite, (NH4)2Zn(SO4)2·6H2O, a new mineral from the Esperanza mine, Lavrion, Greece. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (4) 821-826 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2746
Rieck, B., Kolitsch, U., Voudouris, P., Giester, G., Tzeferis, P. (2018) Weitere Neufunde aus Lavrion, Griechenland. Mineralien-Welt, 29 (5). 32-77
 
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