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Antlerite

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Antlerit
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Antlerit
Bildbreite: 3 mm; Fundort Grube Clara, Wolfach, Schwarzwald
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Hg
Location: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1175194072
Rating: 9 (votes: 2)
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Antlerit  D

Bildbreite: 3 mm; Fundort Grube Clara, Wolfach, Schwarzwald
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
Contribution: Hg 2007-03-29
Locality: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach / Ortenaukreis / Freiburg, Bezirk / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland
Antlerit
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Antlerit
Bildbreite: 2,3 mm; Fundort: Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Provinz Antofagasta, II. Region, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: Hg
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/El Loa, Provinz/Calama/Chuquicamata District/Chuquicamata Mine
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1348745356
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Antlerit

Bildbreite: 2,3 mm; Fundort: Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Provinz Antofagasta, II. Region, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: Hg 2012-09-27
Locality: Chuquicamata Mine / Chuquicamata District / Calama / El Loa, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Antlerit
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Antlerit
Kamariza, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 1,5 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl; Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1389779361
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Antlerit

Kamariza, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 1,5 mm
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl 2014-01-15
Locality: Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Antlerit
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Antlerit
Bildbreite: 4 mm; Fundort: Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Hg
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/El Loa, Provinz/Calama/Chuquicamata District/Chuquicamata Mine
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1236433963
Rating: 9 (votes: 1)
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Antlerit

Bildbreite: 4 mm; Fundort: Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
Contribution: Hg 2009-03-07
Locality: Chuquicamata Mine / Chuquicamata District / Calama / El Loa, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Antlerit xx
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Antlerit xx
BB etwa 1 mm; Fundort: Madonna di Fucinaia, Campiglia Marittima, Provinz Livorno, Toskana, Italien
Copyright: J. Mandler (derhesse); Contribution: derhesse
Collection: anatase2
Location: Italien/Toskana (Toscana)/Livorno, Provinz/Campiglia Marittima/Madonna di Fucinaia
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1398886790
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Antlerit xx

BB etwa 1 mm; Fundort: Madonna di Fucinaia, Campiglia Marittima, Provinz Livorno, Toskana, Italien
Collection: anatase2
Copyright: J. Mandler (derhesse)
Contribution: derhesse 2014-04-30
Locality: Madonna di Fucinaia / Campiglia Marittima / Livorno, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien
Antlerit
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Antlerit
Bildbreite: 3,9 cm, Fundort: Helvetia-Rosemont District, Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona, USA.
Copyright: Michael Roarke; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/Arizona/Pima Co./Santa Rita Mts./Helvetia-Rosemont District
Mineral: Antlerite
Image: 1263561653
Rating: 7.5 (votes: 2)
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Antlerit

Bildbreite: 3,9 cm, Fundort: Helvetia-Rosemont District, Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona, USA.
Copyright: Michael Roarke
Contribution: thdun5 2010-01-15
Locality: Helvetia-Rosemont District / Santa Rita Mts. / Pima Co. / Arizona / USA

You find additional Antlerite specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color grün, smaragdgrün bis schwarzgrün, in feinen Krusten hellgrün.
Streak color blassgrün
Lustre Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 3 - 3.5
Solubility +++ Säuren, - H2O
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Pnma
Morphology tafelige bis primatische Kristalle, feinschuppig bis pulverig, schaumähnliche Aggregate, faserig, strahlig, krustig, erdig.

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 354.731628 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 16

Info

Empirical formula:

Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.14

4

25.00

1.0079470

4.0317880
Oxygen

O

36.08

8

50.00

15.9994300

127.9954400
Sulfur

S

9.04

1

6.25

32.0655000

32.0655000
Copper

Cu

53.74

3

18.75

63.5463000

190.6389000

Analysis wt%

CuO : 67.08, SO3 : 22.40, H2O : 10.22 (Ref: Dana, 7th ed. 2)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BB.15

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
B: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
B: Mit mittelgroßen Kationen
15:Antlerit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VI/B.01-020

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

Classification by Hölzel

7.BA.110

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
B: Sulfates (+Anions -Water)
A: Sulfates, C medium, medium + large
1: Sulfates, C medium

Dana 8th edition

30.01.12.01

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

grün, smaragdgrün bis schwarzgrün, in feinen Krusten hellgrün.

Streak color

blassgrün

Lustre

Glasglanz

max. Birefringence

0.063
Birefringence chart\! Antlerite title=Birefringence chart Antlerite

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

1.726

RI value β

1.738

RI value γ / ε

1.789

Ri mean

1.751

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 53°

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

62

Space Group

Pnma

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.244

Cell parameters b (Å)

6.043

Cell parameters c (Å)

11.987

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.364

Cell parameters c/b

1.984

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

597.174

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

6.03(30),
4.853(100),
3.597(70),
3.403(20),
3.003(20),
2.683(70),
2.567(70),
2.127(50)
XRD chart Antlerite

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

Morphology

tafelige bis primatische Kristalle, feinschuppig bis pulverig, schaumähnliche Aggregate, faserig, strahlig, krustig, erdig.

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3 - 3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

130 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.8 - 3.9

3.945 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Radioactivity

nicht vorhanden

Instability

+++ Säuren, - H2O

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Arizona/Mohave Co./Hualapai Mts/Hualapai District/Arrastra Mt./Antler Mine

Preface

Occurrences

Antlerit ist ein typisches Mineral der Oxidationszone von Kupfer-Lagerstätten besonders in ariden Klimata, in kleineren Mengen aber auch anderswo, z.B. auch in antiken Kupfer-Verhüttungs-Schlacken.

Author (Name, Year)

Hillebrand, 1889

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 5 (2003), 7

Other languages

German

Antlerit

Spanish

Antlerita

French

Antlerite

English

Antlerite

Russian

Антлерит

Simplified Chinese

块铜矾

Traditional Chinese

塊銅礬

Japanese

ｱﾝﾄﾚﾙ鉱

Alternative Name

German

Arminit

Spanish

Arminita

Arminite

German

Arnimit

Spanish

Arnimita

English

Arnimite

German

Stelznerit

Spanish

Stelznerita

English

Stelznerite

Simplified Chinese

块铜矿

Traditional Chinese

塊銅礦

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Atl

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