Strunz classification 2 Space group C2/m | Formula(repeating unit) As2Te3 Crystal system Monoclinic | |
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)(same H-M symbol) | ||
Kalgoorlieite (IMA2015-119) is a recently identified mineral from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free arsenic-tellurium mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.
It was discovered by a Curtin University academic Dr Kirsten Rempel while checking samples in the Kalgoorlie School of Mines Museum.
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