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Caracolite

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Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: Hg
Location: Chile/Tarapacá, Region (I. Region)/Tamarugal, Provinz/Pozo Almonte, Comuna/Challacollo/Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine)
Mineral: Caracolite
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Caracolit

Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile

Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: Hg 2012-09-27
Locality: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine) / Challacollo / Pozo Almonte, Comuna / Tamarugal, Provinz / Tarapacá, Region (I. Region) / Chile
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Fundort: Beatriz Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: Collector
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda, Comuna/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
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Caracolit-Drillinge

Fundort: Beatriz Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Chile

Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: Collector 2006-04-10
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda, Comuna / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
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Größe: bis 1,5 mm; Fundort: Challacollo Mine, Tarapacá, Chile
Copyright: Sandro Maggia; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Chile/Tarapacá, Region (I. Region)/Tamarugal, Provinz/Pozo Almonte, Comuna/Challacollo/Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine)
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Größe: bis 1,5 mm; Fundort: Challacollo Mine, Tarapacá, Chile

Copyright: Sandro Maggia
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2006-12-27
Locality: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine) / Challacollo / Pozo Almonte, Comuna / Tamarugal, Provinz / Tarapacá, Region (I. Region) / Chile
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Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Chile/Tarapacá, Region (I. Region)/Tamarugal, Provinz/Pozo Almonte, Comuna/Challacollo/Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine)
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Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile

Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2012-08-12
Locality: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine) / Challacollo / Pozo Almonte, Comuna / Tamarugal, Provinz / Tarapacá, Region (I. Region) / Chile
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Caracolit
Kristallgröße: 1,3 mm, Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina; Contribution: thdun5
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Chile/Tarapacá, Region (I. Region)/Tamarugal, Provinz/Pozo Almonte, Comuna/Challacollo/Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine)
Mineral: Caracolite
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Caracolit

Kristallgröße: 1,3 mm, Fundort: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, Iquique, I. Region, Chile

Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina
Contribution: thdun5 2012-08-12
Locality: Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine) / Challacollo / Pozo Almonte, Comuna / Tamarugal, Provinz / Tarapacá, Region (I. Region) / Chile

Collectors Summary

Color farblos
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 4.5
Solubility +++ H2O
Crystal System monoklin, P21/m

Chemism

Chemical formula

Na3(Pb2Na)(SO4)3Cl

Chemical composition

Blei, Chlor, Natrium, Sauerstoff, Schwefel

Unit weight: 830.0219408 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 22

Info

Empirical formula:

Na3(Pb2Na)(SO4)3Cl

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Oxygen

O

23.13

12

54.55

15.9994300

191.9931600

Sodium

Na

11.08

4

18.18

22.9897702

91.9590808

Sulfur

S

11.59

3

13.64

32.0655000

96.1965000

Chlorine

Cl

4.27

1

4.55

35.4532000

35.4532000

Lead

Pb

49.93

2

9.09

207.2100000

414.4200000

Analysis wt%

Na2O : 11.52, PbO : 55.32, Cl : 4.39, SO3 : 29.76 (Ref: berechnet)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BD.20

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
B: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
D: Mit ausschließlich großen [Kationen]
20:Cesanit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VI/B.12-060

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

Classification by Hölzel

8.BO.500

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
B: Phosphates (+Anions -Water)
O: Apatite Supergroup
5: Hedyphanes with ~[SO4]

Dana 8th edition

30.03.02.01

30: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
03: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen with miscellaneous formulae

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

Apatite Supergroup  ⇒ Hedyphane group

Optical Properties

Color

farblos

Streak color

weiß

max. Birefringence

0.021

Birefringence chart\! Caracolite title=Birefringence chart Caracolite

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

1.743

RI value β

1.754

RI value γ / ε

1.764

Ri mean

1.754

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 85°

Optical Data Luminescence

Color SW-UV (254nm)

 

rosa

SW-UV Intensity

mittel

Afterglow (Persistant Luminescence)

keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

11

Space Group

P21/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

19.62

Cell parameters b (Å)

7.14

Cell parameters c (Å)

9.81

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

2.748

Cell parameters c/b

1.374

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

120°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

1190.137

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

8.45(30),
4.03(30),
3.55(50),
2.927(100),
2.876(40),
2.132(30),
1.906(60),
1.820(30)

XRD chart Caracolite

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

Hardness (Mohs)

4.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

280 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

4.5 (berechnet) 5.1 (gemessen)

4.632 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ H2O

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Websky, 1886

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 5 (2003), 113

IMA group assignments


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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P63/m

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CNMNC symbol

Symbol

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IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) N9s7s3vAyUiVjY88ZNW_Mg
GUID (Global unique identifier) B33BDB37-C07B-48C9-958D-8F3C64D5BF32
Database ID 603