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Glaukosphaerite

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Glaukosphärit mit Erythrin
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Glaukosphärit mit Erythrin
Bildbreite: 1 mm; Fundort: Stockerstollen, Brixlegg-Rattenberg, Schwaz-Brixlegg, Tirol, Österreich
Copyright: Matthias Reinhardt; Contribution: Hg
Location: Österreich/Tirol/Kufstein, Bezirk/Brixlegg/Zimmermoos/Geyer/Silberberg/Stockerstollen
Mineral: Erythrite, Glaukosphaerite
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Rating: 9.63 (votes: 35)
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Glaukosphärit mit Erythrin

Bildbreite: 1 mm; Fundort: Stockerstollen, Brixlegg-Rattenberg, Schwaz-Brixlegg, Tirol, Österreich
Copyright: Matthias Reinhardt
Contribution: Hg 2012-10-03
Locality: Stockerstollen / Silberberg / Geyer / Zimmermoos / Brixlegg / Kufstein, Bezirk / Tirol / Österreich
Glaukosphärit
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Glaukosphärit
Bildbreite: ca. 2,5 mm, Fundort: Km 3, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina; Contribution: thdun5
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Km 3, Revier/Km 3 Minen/Km 3 Tagebau
Mineral: Glaukosphaerite
Image: 1275825915
Rating: 8.5 (votes: 2)
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Glaukosphärit

Bildbreite: ca. 2,5 mm, Fundort: Km 3, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina
Contribution: thdun5 2010-06-06
Locality: Km 3 Tagebau / Km 3 Minen / Km 3, Revier / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
dunkelgrüner kugeliger Glaukosphärit
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dunkelgrüner kugeliger Glaukosphärit
Vom km 3 bei Kamariza, Laurion, Attika, Griechenland; BB = 6,2 mm
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: B002153, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Km 3, Revier/Km 3 Minen/Km 3 Tagebau
Mineral: Glaukosphaerite
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dunkelgrüner kugeliger Glaukosphärit (SNr: B002153)

Vom km 3 bei Kamariza, Laurion, Attika, Griechenland; BB = 6,2 mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2017-09-16
Locality: Km 3 Tagebau / Km 3 Minen / Km 3, Revier / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Glaukosphärit
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Glaukosphärit
Größe: 6,2 x 3,6 x 2,6 cm, Fundort: Kasompi, Swambo, Katanga (Shaba), Kongo.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Swambo/Kasompi (Menda)
Mineral: Glaukosphaerite
Image: 1262632696
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Glaukosphärit

Größe: 6,2 x 3,6 x 2,6 cm, Fundort: Kasompi, Swambo, Katanga (Shaba), Kongo.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2010-01-04
Locality: Kasompi (Menda) / Swambo / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Glaukosphärit
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Glaukosphärit
Grüner kugelig bis nierig-warziger Glaukosphärit mit Calcit; Fundort: Km3, Kamariza-Revier, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland
Copyright: McSchuerf; Contribution: McSchuerf
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Km 3, Revier/Km 3 Minen/Km 3 Tagebau
Mineral: Glaukosphaerite
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Glaukosphärit

Grüner kugelig bis nierig-warziger Glaukosphärit mit Calcit; Fundort: Km3, Kamariza-Revier, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland

Copyright: McSchuerf
Contribution: McSchuerf 2005-06-05
Locality: Km 3 Tagebau / Km 3 Minen / Km 3, Revier / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color grün
Hardness (Mohs) 3.5
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System monoklin, P21/a

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Nickel, Kohlenstoff, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 218.689984 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 10

Info

Empirical formula:

(Cu0.75Ni0.25)2(CO3)(OH)2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.92

2

20.00

1.0079470

2.0158940
Carbon

C

5.49

1

10.00

12.0107800

12.0107800
Oxygen

O

36.58

5

50.00

15.9994300

79.9971500
Nickel

Ni

13.42

0.5

5.00

58.6934200

29.3467100
Copper

Cu

43.59

1.5

15.00

63.5463000

95.3194500

Analysis wt%

CuO : 52.52, NiO : 16.82, SiO2 : 0.86, CO2 : 19.86, H2O : 9.79 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 74)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

5.BA.10

5: Carbonate (Carbonate, Nitrate)
B: Carbonate mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
A: Mit [Cu], [Co], [Ni], [Zn], [Mg], [Mn]
10:Malachit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

V/C.01-060

V: NITRATE, CARBONATE UND BORATE
C: Wasserfreie Carbonate, mit fremden Anionen
1: Azurit-Rosasit-Reihe

Classification by Hölzel

5.BA.210

5: CARBONATES NITRATES ARSENITES SULFITES SELENITES TELLURITES IODATES
B: Carbonates (+Anions -Water)
A: With small-medium cations, V=2
2: Malachite-Group

Dana 8th edition

16a.03.01.02

16a: Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen
03: Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A B)2 (XO3) Zq
01: Rosasite Group

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Rosasite-Malachite group

Optical Properties

Color

grün

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent bis durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.14
Birefringence chart\! Glaukosphaerite title=Birefringence chart Glaukosphaerite

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

1.70

RI value β

1.84

RI value γ / ε

1.84

Ri mean

1.793

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 7°

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

14

Space Group

P21/a

Cell parameters a (Å)

12.061

Cell parameters b (Å)

9.365

Cell parameters c (Å)

3.136

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.288

Cell parameters c/b

0.335

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

98.8

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

350.045

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

5.96(20),
5.04(30),
3.68(70),
3.02(20),
2.954(20),
2.587(100),
2.516(40),
2.124(30)
XRD chart Glaukosphaerite

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)

3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

130 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.78

4.149 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Australien/Western Australia/Coolgardie Shire/Kambalda/Kambalda Nickel-Lagerstätte/Hampton East Location 48

Preface

Occurrences

Jakobskrone Mine, Achenbach, Siegen, Siegerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Author (Name, Year)

Pryce & Just, 1974

References

European Journal of Mineralogy 18 (2006), 787

IMA group assignments

Other languages

Spanish

Glaucosferita

English

Glaukosphaerite

French

Glaukosphaerite

German

Glaukosphärit

Russian

Глаукосферит

Alternative Name

Glaucosphaerite

Glaukosphaerit

Spanish

Glaukosphaerita

Kasompiite

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1972-028

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Gks

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) yEwlnHE0hUG_FYbfHo_zaQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 9C254CC8-3471-4185-BF15-86DF1E8FF369
Database ID 1404