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Beyrichite
Name:Named in 1871 by Karl Theodor Liebe, but without explanation of the name's origin. Possibly named in honor of Heinrich Ernst Beyrich [31 August 1815 Berlin, Germany – July 9, 1896], a noted geologist and paleontologist who mapped geology in adjoining geographical areas to Liebe's. Discredited in 1955 by Charles Milton and Joseph M. Axelrod as identical with violarite.
The original material has been shown to probably be
violarite replacing
millerite; other specimens are mixtures of other minerals (Milton and Axelrod, 1955).
Originally reported from Lammerichskaule Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Mindat ID:
655 (as Beyrichite)
4187 (as Violarite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:655:0 (as Beyrichite)
mindat:1:1:4187:0 (as Violarite)
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Chemistry of BeyrichiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Element Weights:
| Element | % weight |
|---|
| S | 42.542 % |
| Ni | 38.935 % |
| Fe | 18.523 % |
Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
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Health Risks:
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