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Mammothite

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Mammothit
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Mammothit
Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Legraina, Sounion, Schlackenfundstellen, Lavrion (Laurion)-Gebiet, Attika (Attikí, Attica), Griechenland
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Hg
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen/Sounion/Legraina
Mineral: Mammothite
Image: 1266218295
Rating: 8 (votes: 3)
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Mammothit

Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Legraina, Sounion, Schlackenfundstellen, Lavrion (Laurion)-Gebiet, Attika (Attikí, Attica), Griechenland

Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
Contribution: Hg 2010-02-15
Locality: Legraina / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Mammothit
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Mammothit
Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Charakas (Schlackenfundstelle), Laurion, Attika, Griechenland
Copyright: Fritz Schreiber; Contribution: Hg
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen/Sounion/Harakas Bucht (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas), Schlackenfundstelle
Mineral: Mammothite
Image: 1373010982
Rating: 7.33 (votes: 3)
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Mammothit

Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Charakas (Schlackenfundstelle), Laurion, Attika, Griechenland

Copyright: Fritz Schreiber
Contribution: Hg 2013-07-05
Locality: Harakas Bucht (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas), Schlackenfundstelle / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Mammothit
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Mammothit
teils nadelig, teils nadelige xx zu Kugeln verwachsen; Stufengröße: 3 mm; Fundort: Strand von Pacha Limani / Laurion / Griechenland
Copyright: geni; Contribution: Mineralienatlas
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt
Mineral: Mammothite
Image: 1093985692
Rating: 6.5 (votes: 2)
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Mammothit

teils nadelig, teils nadelige xx zu Kugeln verwachsen; Stufengröße: 3 mm; Fundort: Strand von Pacha Limani / Laurion / Griechenland

Copyright: geni
Contribution: Mineralienatlas 2004-08-31
Locality: Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Mammothit
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Mammothit
Fo.: Sounion Beach, Sounion, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland, nadelige, blaue XX auf Schlacke, BB 3,0mm
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A003719, Donator: Dorothea Kulicke
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen/Sounion/Strand Sounion
Mineral: Mammothite
Image: 1250860845
Rating: 6.5 (votes: 2)
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Mammothit (SNr: A003719)

Fo.: Sounion Beach, Sounion, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland, nadelige, blaue XX auf Schlacke, BB 3,0mm

Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2009-08-21
Locality: Strand Sounion / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Mammothit
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Mammothit
Feinkristalline hellblaue Kristalle überkrusten andere nicht bestimmte Mineralien, Mammothit Bestimmung nicht sicher, BB = <1 mm, Fundort: Passa Limani (Schlackenfundstelle), Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland.
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A010122, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen/Passa Limani/Passa Limani Bucht (Pacha Limani), Schlackenfundstelle
Mineral: Mammothite
Image: 1335295731
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Mammothit (SNr: A010122)

Feinkristalline hellblaue Kristalle überkrusten andere nicht bestimmte Mineralien, Mammothit Bestimmung nicht sicher, BB = <1 mm, Fundort: Passa Limani (Schlackenfundstelle), Lavrion, Attika, Griec...

Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-04-24
Locality: Passa Limani Bucht (Pacha Limani), Schlackenfundstelle / Passa Limani / Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Mammothit
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Mammothit
Stängelige nadelige hellblaue Kristalle mit blaßgelben tafeligen Nealit, BB = 3,1 mm, Fundort: Passa Limani (Schlackenfundstelle), Lavrion, Attika,
Copyright: geni; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A010323, Donator: Dorothea Kulicke
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen/Passa Limani/Passa Limani Bucht (Pacha Limani), Schlackenfundstelle
Mineral: Mammothite, Nealite
Image: 1335363519
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Mammothit (SNr: A010323)

Stängelige nadelige hellblaue Kristalle mit blaßgelben tafeligen Nealit, BB = 3,1 mm, Fundort: Passa Limani (Schlackenfundstelle), Lavrion, Attika,

Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: geni
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-04-25
Locality: Passa Limani Bucht (Pacha Limani), Schlackenfundstelle / Passa Limani / Lavrion (Laurion), Schlackenfundstellen / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland

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Collectors Summary

Color leuchtend blau, grünblau, blassblau
Streak color blass blau
Cleavages {010} deutlich
Solubility ++ verdünnte HCl
Crystal System monoklin, C2

Chemism

Chemical formula

Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)16

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Antimon, Blei, Chlor, Kupfer, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 2284.2429702 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 60

Info

Empirical formula:

Pb6Cu4AlSbO2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)16

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Hydrogen

H

0.71

16

26.67

1.0079470

16.1271520

Oxygen

O

18.21

26

43.33

15.9994300

415.9851800

Aluminium

Al

1.18

1

1.67

26.9815382

26.9815382

Sulfur

S

2.81

2

3.33

32.0655000

64.1310000

Chlorine

Cl

6.21

4

6.67

35.4532000

141.8128000

Copper

Cu

11.13

4

6.67

63.5463000

254.1852000

Antimony

Sb

5.33

1

1.67

121.7601000

121.7601000

Lead

Pb

54.43

6

10.00

207.2100000

1,243.2600000

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BC.60

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
B: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
C: Mit mittelgroßen und großen [Kationen]
60:Mammothit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VI/B.10-050

VI: SULFATE, CHROMATE, MOLYBDATE UND WOLFRAMATE
B: Wasserfreie Sulfate, mit fremden Anionen
10: Mittelgroße Kationen vorwiegend

Classification by Hölzel

7.DD.800

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
D: Sulfates (+Anions +Water)
D: Sulfate-Hydrotalcites

Dana 8th edition

30.01.14.01

30: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
01: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A B)m (XO4)p Zq where m:p>2:1

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

leuchtend blau, grünblau, blassblau

Streak color

blass blau

max. Birefringence

0.060

Birefringence chart\! Mammothite title=Birefringence chart Mammothite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.868

RI value β

1.892

RI value γ / ε

1.928

Ri mean

1.896

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 80°

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)

 

gelb

Afterglow (Persistant Luminescence)

keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2

Space Group number

5

Space Group

C2

Cell parameters a (Å)

18.959(4)

Cell parameters b (Å)

7.3398(19)

Cell parameters c (Å)

11.363(3)

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

2.583

Cell parameters c/b

1.548

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

112.428(9)°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

1461.617

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

10.43(60),
6.67(90),
6.08(60),
5.24(30),
4.72(80),
3.05(90),
2.896(100),
2.274(40)

XRD chart Mammothite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)

5.25

5.19 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

{010} deutlich

Instability

++ verdünnte HCl

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Arizona/Pinal Co./Mammoth District/Tiger/St. Anthony Deposit/Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine

Type material

Geowissenschaftliche Sammlungen des GZG, Göttingen

Collection number of type material

6.4.45.1

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Peacor & Dunn & Schnorrer-Köhler & Bideaux, 1985

References

Mineralogical Record 16 (1985), 117

Grice, J.D. & Cooper, M.A. - Mammothite: A Pb-Sb-Cu-Al oxy-hydroxide-sulfate — hydrogen atom determination lowers space group symmetry. Canadian Mineralogist 52 (2015), 687-698.

Other languages

German

Mammothit

Spanish

Mammothita

English

Mammothite

French

Mammothite

Russian

Маммотит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1983-076a

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mm

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) o1Rzrg3WZ0OPI4L6cMI-IQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) AE7354A3-D60D-4367-8F23-82FA70C23E21
Database ID 2347