Kernowite is a mineral which was first described in 2020. It is named for Cornwall, which in the Cornish language is Kernow.
| Kernowite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Arsenate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu2Fe(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Description
editKernowite is a complex arsenate mineral with the composition Cu2Fe(AsO4(OH))4·4H2O.[2] It was first described in 2020, and is closely related to liroconite, containing iron in the place of aluminium, making it green rather than blue.[3][4] Its name is derived from Kernow, the name of Cornwall in the Cornish language, after being discovered in a rock mined c.1800 in the Wheal Gorland mine, St Day, Cornwall.[3][5]
See also
edit- Cornwallite – a mineral also named after Cornwall
References
edit- ^ P. C. Burns; R. K. Eby; F. C. Hawthorne (1991). "Refinement of the structure of liroconite, a heteropolyhedral framework oxysalt mineral". Acta Crystallogr. C. 47 (5): 916–919. doi:10.1107/S0108270190010939.
- ^ "Kernowite". mindat.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Kernowite: New mineral found on rock mined in Cornwall". BBC News. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Beautiful new emerald-green mineral described from Cornwall". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Kernowite: New mineral species discovered on rock mined in Cornwall 220 years ago". Sky News. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
Further reading
edit- Rumsey, M. S.; Welch, M. D.; Spratt, J.; Kleppe, A.; Števko, M. (15 December 2020). "Newsletter 58". Mineralogical Magazine. 84 (6). Cambridge University Press: 971–975. Bibcode:2020MinM...84..971M. doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.93.