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Mindat Short Description

Frequently in thin platy crystals in open rosettes, also isolated tablets. Pseudo-octahedral habits may be confused with hetaerolite with which it is often associated.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Moore G E (1875) On chalcophanite, a new mineral species, The American Chemist 6, 1-2

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇ · 3H₂O

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Zn²⁺Mn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/chalcophanite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Chalcophanite.shtml