Birchite, a new mineral from Broken Hill
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Elliott, P.; Brugger, J.; Pring, A.; Cole, M. L.; Willis, A. C.; Kolitsch, U.
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Article
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2008
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Mineralogical Society of America
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English
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The new mineral species birchite, idealized formula Cd 2 Cu 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (SO 4 )โข5H 2 O, occurs on specimens from the Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, as sprays and aggregates of crystals to 0.75 mm across on a host rock composed of quartz, garnet, galena, chalcopyrite, and