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Christelite (Christelit)

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Christelit
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Christelit

hexagonale, transparente Christelit xx. Im Hintergrund die Bleioxyde Massicotit und Lithargit. BB = 5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt E...
Collection: horst knoll
Copyright: horst knoll
Contribution: horst knoll 2020-05-02
Locality: Krughütte / Lutherstadt Eisleben / Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis / Sachsen-Anhalt / Deutschland
Christelit
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Christelit (SNr: A023176)

Dünntafelige hellblaue sechseckige Kristalle, BB = 1 mm. Fundort: Krughütte, Lutherstadt Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2011-07-25
Locality: Krughütte / Lutherstadt Eisleben / Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis / Sachsen-Anhalt / Deutschland
Christelit
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Christelit

Größe: 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm; Fundort: San Francisco Mine, Antofogasto, Chile
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Mineralienatlas 2005-02-16
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda District / Tocopilla, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Christelit-Ktenasit
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Christelit-Ktenasit

Christelit-Ktenasit und Markasit, Fundort: Sounion Mine No. 19 ("Chloridstollen"), Sounion, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland
Copyright: Fritz Schreiber
Contribution: Erik 2007-05-13
Locality: Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen) / Sounion-Gruben / Sounion, Revier / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Christelit
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Christelit

Größe: 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm; Fundort: San Francisco Mine, Antofogasto, Chile
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Mineralienatlas 2005-02-16
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda District / Tocopilla, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Christelit
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Christelit

Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda Distrikt, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-05-30
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda District / Tocopilla, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile

Collectors Summary

Color grünblau
Streak color leuchtend grünlich blau
Cleavages vollkommen {001}
Solubility +++ kalte HCl, HNO3
Crystal System triklin, P1

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Kupfer, Zink, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 689.552798 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 39

Info

Empirical formula:

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6(SO4)2]·4H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

2.05

14

35.90

1.0079470

14.1112580
Oxygen

O

41.76

18

46.15

15.9994300

287.9897400
Sulfur

S

9.30

2

5.13

32.0655000

64.1310000
Copper

Cu

18.43

2

5.13

63.5463000

127.0926000
Zinc

Zn

28.46

3

7.69

65.4094000

196.2282000

Anal­y­sis wt%

CuO : 18.62, ZnO : 36.25, SO3 : 23.53, H2O : 23.05 (Ref: Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, (Monatshefte) 96)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

7.DD.25

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
D: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, mit H2O
D: mit mittelgroßen Kationen; Lagen von kantenverknüpften Oktaedern
25:Christelit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VI/D.03-065

VI: SULFATE, CHROMATE, MOLYBDATE UND WOLFRAMATE
D: Wasserhaltige Sulfate, mit fremden Anionen
3: Mittelgroße Kationen

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

7.DB.320

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
D: Sulfates (+Anions +Water)
B: Langite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

31.06.03.02

31: Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
06: Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A+ B++)5 (XO4)2 Zq·x(H2O)

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

grünblau

Streak color

leuchtend grünlich blau

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

transparent

max. Birefrin­gence

0.037
Birefringence chart\! Christelite title=Birefringence chart Christelite

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

1.598

RI value β

1.626

RI value γ / ε

1.635

Ri mean

1.620

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 59°

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

triklin

Class (H-M)

1

Space Group number

2

Space Group

P1

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

5.414

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

6.336

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

10.470

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.854

Cell param­e­ters c/b

1.652

Cell param­e­ters α

94.32

Cell param­e­ters β

90.7

Cell param­e­ters γ

90.27

Z

1

Volumne (ų)

358.101

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

10.46(80),
5.240(10),
5.23(100),
3.486(50),
3.157(10),
2.728(10),
2.493(10),
2.355(10)
XRD chart Christelite

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)

2.98 - 3.14 / Durchschnittlich = 3.06

3.197 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleav­ages

vollkommen {001}

Insta­bil­ity

+++ kalte HCl, HNO3

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Tocopilla, Provinz/Sierra Gorda District/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)

Type mate­r­ial

Mineralogisches Museum der Universität Hamburg

Col­lec­tion number of type mate­r­ial

MMHH MM146A / Tresor des Museums

Par­a­ge­n­e­sis of type mate­r­ial

Gordait, Herbertsmithit, Anglesit, Hemimorphit, Quarz

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Schlüter & Klaska & Adiwidjaja & Gebhard, 1996

References

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1996), 188

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Christelite

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

7.DD.25

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Montetrisaite

Cu6(SO4)(OH)10·2 H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

VI/D.03-003

Redgillite

Cu6(OH)10(SO4)·H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/D.03-005

Posnjakite

Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O

monoklin : m : Pa

VI/D.03-010

Langite

Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O

monoklin : m : Pc

VI/D.03-020

Wroewolfeite

Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O

monoklin : m : Pc

VI/D.03-030

Namuwite

(Zn,Cu)4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O

trigonal : 3 : P3

VI/D.03-040

Osakaite

Zn4SO4(OH)6·5H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

VI/D.03-045

Guarinoite

(Zn,Co,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10·5H2O

VI/D.03-050

Thérèsemagnanite

NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O

trigonal : 3 : P3

VI/D.03-055

Schulenbergite

(Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10·3H2O

trigonal : 3, 3 : P3, P3

VI/D.03-060

Christelite

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

VI/D.03-065

Ktenasite

ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/D.03-070

Ramsbeckite

(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/a

VI/D.03-075

Nakauriite

Cu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O

VI/D.03-090

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Campigliaite

Mn2+Cu4[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

monoklin : 2 : C2

7.DB.300

Niedermayrite

CdCu4[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/m

7.DB.310

Christelite

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

7.DB.320

Kobyashevite

Cu5(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

7.DB.325

Ktenasite

ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.DB.340

Edwardsite

Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/C

7.DB.350

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Devilline

CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 31.06.01.01

Lautenthalite

PbCu42+(OH)6(SO4)2·3H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 31.06.01.02

Serpierite

Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 31.06.02.01

Ktenasite

ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 31.06.03.01

Christelite

Zn3Cu2[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

 31.06.03.02

Peretaite

CaSb43+O4(OH)2(SO4)2·2H2O

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 31.06.04.01

Campigliaite

Mn2+Cu4[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

monoklin : 2 : C2

 31.06.06.01

Niedermayrite

CdCu4[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·4H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/m

 31.06.06.02

Orthoserpierite

Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pca21

 31.06.07.01

Rabejacite

Ca2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)8

triklin : 1 : P1

 31.06.08.01

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IMA Number

IMA 1995-030

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