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  • azurite
    mineral
    / Compositional variation

    …type of solid solution is omission solid solution, in which a crystal contains one or more atomic sites that are not completely filled. The best-known example is exhibited by pyrrhotite (Fe1 − xS). In this mineral, each iron atom is surrounded by six neighbouring sulfur atoms. If every iron site…

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    …type of solid solution is omission solid solution, in which a crystal contains one or more atomic sites that are not completely filled. The best-known example is exhibited by pyrrhotite (Fe1 − xS). In this mineral, each iron atom is surrounded by six neighbouring sulfur atoms. If every iron site…

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