colimaite
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Colimaite, the naturally occurring analog of synthetic K3VS4, is a sulfide mineral discovered in southwestern Mexico. The potassium-vanadium sulfide was collected from the crater of the Colima volcano. The mineral colimaite is named after the locality of this volcano and has been approved in 2007, along with its mineral name, by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC). It has been given the International Mineralogical Association number of IMA 2007–045.
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- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- Named after
- Colima
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.FB.25
- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.FB.25
- type locality (geology)
- Colima
- chemical formula
- K₃VS₄
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Com
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Colimaite, the naturally occurring analog of synthetic K3VS4, is a sulfide mineral discovered in southwestern Mexico. The potassium-vanadium sulfide was collected from the crater of the Colima volcano. The mineral colimaite is named after the locality of this volcano and has been approved in 2007, along with its mineral name, by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC). It has been given the International Mineralogical Association number of IMA 2007–045.
==Composition== The chemical formula of colimaite is K3VS4. The enrichment of vanadium in Colima's volcanic gases make it unique. The study of sulfur content in the fumaroles is also important, in order to know how an eruption could affect global climate due to SO2 emissions.
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