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A rare copper phosphate mineral with a chemical composition of NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl-5H2O. Sampleite occurs naturally in deposits in Chile. It has also been identified as a corrosion product on Egyptian copper alloys (Fabrizi et al. 1989). | A rare copper phosphate mineral with a chemical composition of NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl-5H2O. Sampleite occurs naturally in deposits in Chile. It has also been identified as a corrosion product on Egyptian copper alloys (Fabrizi et al. 1989). | ||
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Description
A rare copper phosphate mineral with a chemical composition of NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl-5H2O. Sampleite occurs naturally in deposits in Chile. It has also been identified as a corrosion product on Egyptian copper alloys (Fabrizi et al. 1989).
Resources and Citations
- M.Fabrizi, H.Ganiaris, S.Tarling, D.Scott, "The Occurrence of Sampleite, a Complex Copper Phosphate, as a Corrosion Product on Copper Alloy Objects from Memphis, Egypt" Studies in Conservation, 34:45-51, 1989.