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Oxides & Hydroxide

Varlamoffite

(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂
ClassOxides & Hydroxide
Varlamoffite specimen

Varlamoffite Locality: Bunny Mine (Bonny Mine; Wh Eliza; St Austell Hills Mine; Shelton Mine), Bugle , Hensbarrow Downs, Luxulyan Area (Luxulian Area), St Austell District, Cornwall , England , UK ( Locality at mindat.org ) Yellowish crust of Varlamoffite. Field of view 6 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs. — Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Varlamoffite

Varlamoffite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂.

It is a member of the Rutile structural group.

IMA symbol Vlm, IMA status: questionable, named in 1947.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more V minerals or help write this entry.