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    Paratacamite-(Mg)
    Pata-Mg
    Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
    Cu2+3Mg(OH)6Cl2
    Cu2+ Mg O H Cl
    Kampf A R, Sciberras M J, Leverett P, Williams P A, Malcherek T, Schlüter J, Welch M D, Dini M, Donoso A A M (2013) Paratacamite-(Mg), Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6; a new substituted basic copper chloride mineral from Camerones, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 3113-3124  [view file]
    Chemical formula changed from Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6 to Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2:
    Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2026) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 91. European Journal of Mineralogy 38, 347-352 ; https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-347-2026  [view file]
    Kampf A R, Sciberras M J, Leverett P, Williams P A, Malcherek T, Schlüter J, Welch M D, Dini M, Donoso A A M (2013) Paratacamite-(Mg), Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6; a new substituted basic copper chloride mineral from Camerones, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 3113-3124  [view file]
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    Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 100, 2352-2362  [view file]
    Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2026) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 91. European Journal of Mineralogy 38, 347-352 ; https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-347-2026  [view file]
    Kampf A R, Sciberras M J, Leverett P, Williams P A, Malcherek T, Schlüter J, Welch M D, Dini M, Donoso A A M (2013) Paratacamite-(Mg), Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6; a new substituted basic copper chloride mineral from Camerones, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 3113-3124  [view file]
    Sciberras M J, Leverett P, Williams P A, Schlüter J, Malcherek T, Welch M D, Downes P J, Hibbs D E, Kampf A R (2017) Structural and compositional variations of basic Cu(II) chlorides in the herbertsmithite and gillardite structure field. Mineralogical Magazine 81, 123-134  [view file]
    Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 16. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 2695-2709  [view file]