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Name: Kunatite RRUFF ID: R120055 Ideal Chemistry: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O Locality: Krasno, Horni Slakov, Bohemia, Czech Republic Source: William W Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Spherical aggregates of pale green acicular crystals on quartz, associated with triplite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Arthurite (7) ] |
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REFERENCES for Kunatite | |
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Sejkora J, koda R, Ondru P (2006) New naturally occurring mineral phases from the Krásno - Horní Slavkov area, western Bohemia, Czech Republic, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 51, 159-187 [view file] |
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Mills S J, Kolitsch U, Birch W D, Sejkora J (2008) Kunatite, CuFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O, a new member of the whitmoreite group, from Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 3-12 [view file] |
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