Summary: Smolyaninovite, (Co, Ni, Ca, Mg)3 (Fe, Al)2 (AsO4)4. 11H2O, has recently been recognized in the mineralized region around Mount Cobalt, Queensland. It is a soft polycrystalline earthy yellow-brown material, is probably the weathering product of cobaltian arsenopyrite or alloclase, and shows para-magnetic properties.
Mineralogical Magazine; September 1977 v. 41; no. 319; p. 385-388; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1977.041.319.11
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