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Christelite

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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 Eisleben/Krughütte
Copyright: horst knoll; Contribution: horst knoll
Collection: horst knoll
Location: Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Krughütte
Mineral: Christelite
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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
Dünntafelige hellblaue sechseckige Kristalle, BB = 1 mm. Fundort: Krughütte, Lutherstadt Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland.
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A023176, Donator: Peter Köhlen
Location: Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Krughütte
Mineral: Christelite
Encyclopedia: Sammlung/Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
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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
hexagonale, transparente Christelit xx. BB = 6 mm. Modified by CombineZP; Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Krughütte
Copyright: horst knoll; Contribution: horst knoll
Collection: horst knoll
Location: Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Krughütte
Mineral: Christelite
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Christelit

hexagonale, transparente Christelit xx. BB = 6 mm. Modified by CombineZP; Deutschland/Sachsen-Anhalt/Mansfeld-Südharz, Landkreis/Lutherstadt Eisleben/Krughütte
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
Größe: 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm; Fundort: San Francisco Mine, Antofogasto, Chile
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Mineralienatlas
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
Mineral: Christelite
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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 / Antofagasta, 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
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Sounion/Cato Sounio Minen/Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen)
Mineral: Christelite, Ktenasite
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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) / Cato Sounio Minen / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / 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
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
Mineral: Christelite
Image: 1108575238
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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 / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile

You find additional Christelite specimen at the Geolitho Museum

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)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/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

Other languages

German

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Spanish

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French

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English

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Russian

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Russian

Христелит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1995-030

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

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