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Whitneyite

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Calumet Township, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
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Name:	For J. D. Whitney

A variety of Copper

Arsenic-bearing copper (up to 11.5% As), with some intimately associated algodonite.

Classification of Whitneyite
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Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Whitneyite
Reference List: - +	American Journal of Science 27, 400(1859) L. S. RAMSDELL (1929) AN X-RAY STUDY OF THE DOMEYKITE GROUP. American Mineralogist 14, 188-196. Dana 7th edition, vol. 1, p.100,102 (1944)
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