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Mojaveite

Blue green plates of mojaveite on kettnerite with hemimorphite. FOV 1.2mm. I collected this specimen from the "E" site dump in 2-08; Blue Bell Mine, Baker, Soda Lake Mts, San Bernardino Co., Califo...

Collection:

Brent Thorne

Contribution: Stefan 2015-06-30

Locality: Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims) / Baker / San Bernardino Co. / Kalifornien (California) / USA

Collectors Summary

Color

grünlich-blau, himmelblau

Streak color

hell grünlich-blau

Lustre

Diamantglanz, Perlglanz, matt

Hardness (Mohs)

rund 1

Cleavages

sehr vollkommen nach {001}

Fracture

uneben

Crystal System

trigonal, R3

Morphology

abgeflachte Plättchen nach {001} mit hexagonalem Querschnitt, daneben {001}, {100}, {010}, {110}, {120} weiterhin Verwachsungen, unter anderem zu kugeligen Aggregaten

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu₆[Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂](OH)₇Cl

Empirical formula (analysis)

Cu_5.92Te_1.00Pb_0.08Bi_0.01O₄(OH)_8.94Cl_1.06

Chemical composition

Chlor, Kupfer, Tellur, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 776.0877622 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 29.95

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Empirical formula:

Cu_5.92Te_1.00Pb_0.08Bi_0.01O₄(OH)_8.94Cl_1.06

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen	H	1.16	8.94	29.85	1.0079470	9.0110462
Oxygen	O	26.68	12.94	43.21	15.9994300	207.0326242
Chlorine	Cl	4.84	1.06	3.54	35.4532000	37.5803920
Copper	Cu	48.47	5.92	19.77	63.5463000	376.1940960
Tellurium	Te	16.44	1	3.34	127.6030000	127.6030000
Lead	Pb	2.14	0.08	0.27	207.2100000	16.5768000
Bismuth	Bi	0.27	0.01	0.03	208.9803820	2.0898038

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Analysis wt%

CuO : 56.74, PbO : 2.14, Bi₂O₃ : 0.33, TeO₃ : 21.12, Cl : 4.51, H₂O* : 9.71, Total: 93.53; EPMA (Mills et al. 2014); *berechnet

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BC.

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

IMA status

anerkannt - CNMNC Newsletter No. 20, June 2014

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color	grünlich-blau, himmelblau
Streak color	hell grünlich-blau
Lustre	Diamantglanz, Perlglanz, matt
RI value α / ω / n	>> 1.8
RI value γ / ε	>> 1.8
Ri mean	1.95
2V angle	einachsig (-)
Pleochroism	O = grünlich blau >> E = hell grünlich blau

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine

Crystallography

Crystal System	trigonal
Class (H-M)	3
Space Group number	146
Space Group	R3
Cell parameters a (Å)	8.316(2)
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	13.202(6)
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1.588
Cell parameters c/b	-
Volumne (Å³)	790.677
Kristall structure	Verwandt mit Bluebellit
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	4.403(91), 2.672(28), 2.512(100), 2.110(27), 1.889(34), 1.570(39), 1.481(34), 1.338(14)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)
Morphology	abgeflachte Plättchen nach {001} mit hexagonalem Querschnitt, daneben {001}, {100}, {010}, {110}, {120} weiterhin Verwachsungen, unter anderem zu kugeligen Aggregaten

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	rund 1
Density (g/cm³)	4.886 (berechnet)
Cleavages	sehr vollkommen nach {001}
Fracture	uneben
Radioactivity	keine

(Co-)Type locality

USA /Kalifornien (California)/San Bernardino Co./Baker /Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims)

USA /Kalifornien (California)/San Bernardino Co./Baker /Otto Mountain /Aga Mine

USA /Kalifornien (California)/San Bernardino Co./Baker /Otto Mountain /Bird Nest drift

Type material

Mineral Sciences Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles California 90007, USA

Geosciences collections, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Collection number of type material

64091 und 64092(Blue Bell claims) und 64093 and 64094 (Bird Nest drift) (Los Angeles)

M53019 (Bir

Preface

Generation conditions	Zersetzungsprodukt von Hessit und Chalcopyrit unter leicht sauren Bedingungen
Associations	Cerussit, Chlorargyrit, Chrysokoll, Hemimorphit, Kettnerit, Khinit, Perit, Quarz, Wulfenit

References

Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Christy, A.G., Housley, R.M., Rossman, G.R., Reynolds, R.E., Marty, J. (2014): Mojaveite and bluebellite, two new minerals from the central Mojave Desert. 2014 Desert Symposium Volume, California State University, Desert Studies Consortium.

Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Christy, A.G., Housley, R.M., Rossman, G.R. and Marty, J. (2014) Mojaveite, IMA 2013-120. CNMNC Newsletter No. 20, June 2014, page 550; Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558

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Backite	Pb₂AlTeO₆Cl trigonal : 3₁2 : P312	7.BC.
Mojaveite	Cu₆[Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂](OH)₇Cl trigonal : 3 : R3	7.BC.
Adranosite-(Al)	(NH₄)₄NaAl₂(SO₄)₄Cl(OH)₂ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	7.BC.
Müllerite	Pb₂Fe³⁺(Te⁶⁺O₆)Cl trigonal : 3₁2 : P312	7.BC.
D'Ansite	Na₂₁MgCl₃(SO₄)₁₀ kubisch : 43m : I43d	7.BC.05
D'Ansite-(Fe)	Na₂₁Fe(SO₄)₁₀Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	7.BC.05
D'Ansite-(Mn)	Na₂₁Mn²⁺(SO₄)₁₀Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	7.BC.05
Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Huangite	Ca_0.5Al₃[(OH)₆\|(SO₄)₂] trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Jarosite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Walthierite	Ba_0.5Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Natroalunite-1c	Na₂Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Dorallcharite	(Tl,K)Fe³⁺₃[(OH)₆\|(SO₄)₂] trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Natrojarosite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Ammonioalunite	NH₄Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m, 3m : R3m, R3m	7.BC.10
Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Plumbojarosite	PbFe₆³⁺(SO₄)₄(OH)₁₂ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Ammoniojarosite	NH₄Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Argentojarosite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Beaverite-(Zn)	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Zn)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Natroalunite-2c	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Schlossmacherite	(H₃O,Ca)Al₃(AsO₄,SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
Hydronium jarosite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ trigonal : 3m : R3m	7.BC.10
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Nabokoite	Cu₇²⁺Te⁴⁺O₄(SO₄)₅·KCl tetragonal : 4/mmm : P4/ncc	7.BC.20
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Chlorothionite	K₂Cu(SO₄)Cl₂ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pnma	7.BC.25
Puninite	Na₂Cu₃O(SO₄)₃ monoklin : 2/m : C2/c	7.BC.30
Euchlorine	KNaCu₃²⁺(SO₄)₃O monoklin : 2/m : C2/c	7.BC.30
Fedotovite	K₂Cu²⁺₃(O\|(SO₄)₃) monoklin : 2/m : C2/c	7.BC.30
Kamchatkite	KCu₃²⁺OCl(SO₄)₂ orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pna2₁	7.BC.35
Piypite	K₄Cu₄O₂(SO₄)₄·(Na,Cu)Cl tetragonal : 4 : I4	7.BC.40
Eleomelanite	(K₂Pb)Cu₄O₂(SO₄)₄ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/n	7.BC.45
Klyuchevskite	K₃Cu₃(Fe³⁺,Al)O₂(SO₄)₄ monoklin : 2 : I2	7.BC.45
Alumoklyuchevskite	K₃Cu₃(Al,Fe³⁺)O₂(SO₄)₄ monoklin : 2 : I2	7.BC.45
Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(CO₃)(SO₄)₃(OH)₆ orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pmn2₁	7.BC.50
Wherryite	Pb₇Cu₂(SO₄)₄(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂ monoklin : 2/m : C2/m	7.BC.55
Mammothite	Pb₆Cu₄AlSb⁵⁺O₂(SO₄)₂Cl₄(OH)₁₆ monoklin : 2 : C2	7.BC.60
Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/m	7.BC.65
Munakataite	Pb₂Cu₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)(SO₄)(OH)₄ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/m	7.BC.65
Schmiederite	Pb₂Cu₂²⁺(Se⁴⁺O₃)(Se⁶⁺O₄)(OH)₄ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/m	7.BC.65
Chenite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ triklin : 1 : P1	7.BC.70
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Other languages

German	Mojaveit
English	Mojaveite

IMA Number

IMA 2013-120

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German pages	DeWikiPedia - search for: Mojaveit Google-Bilder-Suche - search for: Mojaveit Mineralogisch-Petrographisches-Institut Hamburg - search for: Mojaveit
English pages	Mindat - search for: Mojaveite Webmineral - search for:Mojaveite Handbook-of-Mineralogy - search for: Mojaveite RRUFF - Raman, XRD and other mineral data - search for: Mojaveite RRUFF - References and PDF downloads - search for: Mojaveite American-Mineralogist-Crystal-Structure-Database - search for: Mojaveite Athena - search for: Mojaveite

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