Kalgoorlieite Explained

Kalgoorlieite
Category:	Telluride mineral
Formula:	As2Te3
Imasymbol:	Kgl^[1]
Strunz:	2
System:	Monoclinic
Class:	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:	C2/m
Unit Cell:	a = 14.3573(9) Å b = 14.3573(9) Å c = 14.3573(9) Å β = 95.107(5)°
References:	^[2]

Kalgoorlieite (IMA2015-119) is a mineral from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Kalgoorlieite is the fourth oxygen-free arsenic-tellurium mineral after benleonardite, debattistiite, and törnroosite.

It was discovered in 2015 by a Curtin University academic Dr Kirsten Rempel while she was checking samples in the Kalgoorlie School of Mines Museum, and declared a new mineral in 2016, after verification and classification.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. Web site: Kalgoorlieite.
3. Rempel, K., Stanley, C.J. (2016): Kalgoorlieite, IMA 2015-119. CNMNC Newsletter No. 30, April 2016, page 412; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 407–413
4. Web site: Kalgoorlieite: New mineral discovered in Kalgoorlie by Curtin University academic. 26 April 2016.
5. News: New mineral Kalgoorlieite named after historic mining town - ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 April 2016.
6. Web site: KALGOORLIEITE: New mineral named after historic Australian mining town - Canadian Mining Journal. 27 April 2016.