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Beaverite-(Cu) (Beaverit)

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Beaverit xx, Cuprit xx
BB 2,0 mm aus 135 Aufnahmen mit Stacking-Methode; Grube Clara, Oberwolfach/Schwarzwald; Funddatum 11.06.2008, Sammlung P. Sautner; Pentax K-3 am Pentax Balgen mit 25 mm Photar 2.0; Stacking-Unit mit Super Nova.
Copyright: Karlheinz Grosch; Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch
Collection: P. Sautner
Location: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
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Beaverit xx, Cuprit xx

BB 2,0 mm aus 135 Aufnahmen mit Stacking-Methode; Grube Clara, Oberwolfach/Schwarzwald; Funddatum 11.06.2008, Sammlung P. Sautner; Pentax K-3 am Pentax Balgen mit 25 mm Photar 2.0; Stacking-Unit mi...

Collection:

P. Sautner

Karlheinz Grosch

Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch 2017-06-02

Locality: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach / Ortenaukreis / Freiburg, Bezirk / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland

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Beaverit
Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort Bristol Silver Mines Inc., Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Hg
Location: USA/Nevada/Lincoln Co./Bristol And Jackrabbit Districts/Bristol Silver Mines Inc.
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
Image: 1166882560
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Beaverit

Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort Bristol Silver Mines Inc., Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA

Stephan Wolfsried

Contribution: Hg 2006-12-23

Locality: Bristol Silver Mines Inc. / Bristol And Jackrabbit Districts / Lincoln Co. / Nevada / USA

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Beaverit
SEM-Aufnahme; Bildbreite: 75 µm; Fundort: Maralikha Au-Lagerstätte, Rudny, Qostanai, Kasachstan
Copyright: Pavel M. Kartashov; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Kasachstan/Qostanay oblysy (Qostanai; Kustany)/Sokolov-Sarbai/Rudny/Maralikha Gold-Lagerstätte
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
Encyclopedia: Rasterelektronenmikroskop
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Beaverit

SEM-Aufnahme; Bildbreite: 75 µm; Fundort: Maralikha Au-Lagerstätte, Rudny, Qostanai, Kasachstan

Pavel M. Kartashov

Contribution: slugslayer 2008-12-27

Locality: Maralikha Gold-Lagerstätte / Rudny / Sokolov-Sarbai / Qostanay oblysy (Qostanai; Kustany) / Kasachstan

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Beaverit
FO: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach; BB 1 mm; Fund vom Juni 2008 (erworben)
Copyright: Halden-Joerg; Contribution: Halden-Joerg
Location: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
Encyclopedia: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
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Beaverit

FO: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach; BB 1 mm; Fund vom Juni 2008 (erworben)

Halden-Joerg

Contribution: Halden-Joerg 2020-03-31

Locality: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach / Ortenaukreis / Freiburg, Bezirk / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland

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Beaverit-(Cu)
Grube Clara, Oberwolfach; Bildbreite 2,2 mm; Begleitmineralien: Cuprit, Antlerit; Ex-Ulrich Fricke Sammlung.
Copyright: Guy Heinen; Contribution: guyhein
Collection: Guy Heinen
Location: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
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Beaverit-(Cu)

Grube Clara, Oberwolfach; Bildbreite 2,2 mm; Begleitmineralien: Cuprit, Antlerit; Ex-Ulrich Fricke Sammlung.

Collection:

Guy Heinen

Contribution: guyhein 2020-09-10

Locality: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach / Ortenaukreis / Freiburg, Bezirk / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland

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Beaverit
Kugelige grünlich bis bräunliche Kristalle, Bestimmung nicht sicher, BB = 2,5 mm, Fundort: Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen, Ennstal, Steiermark, Österreich.
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A023791, Donator: Peter Köhlen
Location: Österreich/Steiermark/Liezen, Bezirk/Öblarn/Walchen/Schlackenhalden
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
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Beaverit (SNr: A023791)

Kugelige grünlich bis bräunliche Kristalle, Bestimmung nicht sicher, BB = 2,5 mm, Fundort: Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen, Ennstal, Steiermark, Österreich.

Collection:

Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter

Hannes Osterhammer

Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-07-16

Locality: Schlackenhalden / Walchen / Öblarn / Liezen, Bezirk / Steiermark / Österreich

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You find additional Beaverit specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color

gelb

Streak color

hellgelb

Solubility

+++ boiling HCl, - H₂O

Crystal System

trigonal, R3m

Chemism

Chemical formula

Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Chemical composition

Blei, Eisen, Kupfer, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 676.617402 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 26

Info

Empirical formula:

Pb(Fe₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen	H	0.89	6	23.08	1.0079470	6.0476820
Oxygen	O	33.10	14	53.85	15.9994300	223.9920200
Sulfur	S	9.48	2	7.69	32.0655000	64.1310000
Iron	Fe	16.51	2	7.69	55.8452000	111.6904000
Copper	Cu	9.39	1	3.85	63.5463000	63.5463000
Lead	Pb	30.62	1	3.85	207.2100000	207.2100000

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Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BC.10

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

Lapis Classification

VI/B.11-120

VI: SULFATE, CHROMATE, MOLYBDATE UND WOLFRAMATE
B: Wasserfreie Sulfate, mit fremden Anionen
11: Große Kationen vorwiegend; Alunit-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

7.BB.410

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
B: Sulfates (+Anions -Water)
B: Alunite-Group (sulfatian)
4: Alunites with Pb

Dana 8th edition

30.02.05.07

30: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
02: Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A B)2 XO4 Zq
05: Alunite Group (Jarosite Subgroup)

IMA status

Neudefinition von der CNMNC anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

Alunite supergroup ⇒ Alunite group with -1c

Optical Properties

Color	gelb
Streak color	hellgelb
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	transparent bis durchscheinend
max. Birefringence	str
RI value α / ω / n	1.85!
2V angle	Uniaxial (-)

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

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Image ⇒ Raman spectrum (2 Images total)

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Beaverit-(Cu) Ramanspektrum

Ramanspektrum eines Beavrit-(Cu) von der Grube Glücksrad (rot; Daten: J. Désor) im Vergleich zum Referenzspektrum (blau, rruff.info: R060400). Die Zuordnung der Banden erfolgte nach Frost, R. et al (2005): Raman spectroscopy of beaverite and plumbojarosite. J. Raman Spectroscopy 36(12) pp 1106-1112.
Copyright: Lynx; Contribution: Lynx
Collection: Lynx, Collection number: 06-368
Location: Deutschland/Niedersachsen/Goslar, Landkreis/Schulenberg im Oberharz/Oberschulenberg/Grube Glücksrad
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
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Beaverit-(Cu) Ramanspektrum (SNr: 06-368)

Collection:

Lynx

Contribution: Lynx 2020-01-18

Locality: Grube Glücksrad / Oberschulenberg / Schulenberg im Oberharz / Goslar, Landkreis / Niedersachsen / Deutschland

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Beaverit-Cu, Raman Analyse

Raman-Spektrum (J. Désor) von 06-368 im Vergleich zu einem Referenzspektrum von Beaverit-Cu (rruff.info: R060400); Grube Glücksrad, Harz,
Copyright: Lynx; Contribution: Lynx
Collection: Lynx, Collection number: 06-368
Location: Deutschland/Niedersachsen/Goslar, Landkreis/Schulenberg im Oberharz/Oberschulenberg/Grube Glücksrad
Mineral: Beaverite-(Cu)
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Beaverit-Cu, Raman Analyse (SNr: 06-368)

Raman-Spektrum (J. Désor) von 06-368 im Vergleich zu einem Referenzspektrum von Beaverit-Cu (rruff.info: R060400); Grube Glücksrad, Harz,

Collection:

Lynx

Contribution: Lynx 2020-01-04

Locality: Grube Glücksrad / Oberschulenberg / Schulenberg im Oberharz / Goslar, Landkreis / Niedersachsen / Deutschland

Crystallography

Crystal System	trigonal
Class (H-M)	3m
Space Group number	166
Space Group	R3m
Cell parameters a (Å)	7.203
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	16.94
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	2.352
Cell parameters c/b	-
Z	3
Volumne (Å³)	761.151
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	5.87(100), 3.610(40), 3.066(30), 3.054(100), 2.932(20), 2.280(30), 1.807(20), 1.541(20)
	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)	4.36
	4.428 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )
Instability	+++ boiling HCl, - H₂O

(Co-)Type locality

USA /Utah /Beaver Co./San Francisco District (Frisco District)/Frisco /Horn Silver Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Butler & Schaller, 1911

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 5 (2003), 56

IMA 07-D ALUNITE SUPERGROUP; The recommended nomenclature of the alunite supergroup is accepted. Beaverite is renamed beaverite-(Cu). IMA-WEB-Seite Sept. 2009

P. Bayliss, U. Kolitsch, E.H. Nickel, A. Pring: Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. Mineral. Mag. 74 (2010) S.919-927.

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German	Beaverit-(Cu)
Spanish	Beaverita-(Cu)
English	Beaverite-(Cu)
Russian	Биверит
Russian	Биверит-(Cu)

old name

German	Beaverit	umbenannt in Beaverite-(Cu), IMA-Web-Seite Sept. 2009
Spanish	Beaverita
English	Beaverite	renamed to Beaverite-(Cu), IMA web site sept. 2009
French	Beaverite	renamed to Beaverite-(Cu), IMA web site sept. 2009

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Bvr-Cu

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