Bukovite

Bukovite is a rare selenide mineral with formula Tl₂Cu₃FeSe₄. It is a brown to black metallic mineral which crystallizes in the tetragonal system.[1]

It was first described in 1971 for an occurrence in the Bukov uranium mine, Rožná deposit, Vysočina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic.[2] It has also been reported in Skrikerum, near Tryserum, Kalmar, Sweden; near Vernet-la-Varenne, Puy-de-Dˆome, France; and Tuminico, Sierra de Cacho, La Rioja Province, Argentina.[1]

See also

Beraunite

References

1. ^ a b http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/bukovite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
2. ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-797.html Mindat

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