Bojarite
Bojarite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the organic mineral class, with the chemical formula Cu₃(N₃C₂H₂)₃(OH)Cl₂·6H₂O.
It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group Fd3c).
Key properties: Mohs hardness 2; specific gravity 2.057; Blue streak; Dull (aggregates) luster.
IMA symbol Boj, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.
Formed in a guano deposit on chalcopyrite-bearing gabbro in a desert.
It is found associated with Salammoniac, halite, nitratine, belloite.
The mineral was named to honor Austrian mineralogist Dr Hans-Peter Bojar (b. 1967), Department of Mineralogy, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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