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|   |   | Name: Molybdofornacite RRUFF ID: R150121 Ideal Chemistry: CuPb2(MoO4)(AsO4)(OH) Locality: San Pablo Mine, Inca de Oro, ChaƱaral Province, Chile Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tabular grass-green crystals, associated with wulfenite, malachite, and quartz Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined only by Raman spectroscopy | 
| Mineral Group: [ Fornacite (6) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Molybdofornacite samples (4) ] | ||
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| REFERENCES for Molybdofornacite | |
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| Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] | |
| Medenbach O, Abraham K, Gebert W (1983) Molybdofornacit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Arsenat-Molybdat-Hydroxid von Tsumeb, Namibia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 289-295 | |
| Dunn P J, Chao G Y, Grice J D, Ferraiolo J A, Fleischer M, Pabst A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 565-569 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 1210-1214 [view file] | |
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