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Herbertsmithite (Herbertsmithit)

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Herbertsmithit
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Herbertsmithit
Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda Distrikt, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina; Contribution: thdun5
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
Mineral: Herbertsmithite
Image: 1275214273
Rating: 7.5 (votes: 2)
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Herbertsmithit

Bildbreite: 4 mm, Fundort: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda Distrikt, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina
Contribution: thdun5 2010-05-30
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Herbertsmithit (grüne Kugeln) auf Kapellasit
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Herbertsmithit (grüne Kugeln) auf Kapellasit
Grube Nr. 19, Sounion, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 0,4 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl; Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Sounion/Cato Sounio Minen/Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen)
Mineral: Herbertsmithite, Kapellasite
Image: 1394609298
Rating: 7.5 (votes: 2)
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Herbertsmithit (grüne Kugeln) auf Kapellasit

Grube Nr. 19, Sounion, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 0,4 mm
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl 2014-03-12
Locality: Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen) / Cato Sounio Minen / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Herbertsmithit
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Herbertsmithit
Bildbreite: 3,2 mm; Fundort: San Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Provinz Tocopilla, II. Region, Chile
Copyright: Joachim Esche; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
Mineral: Herbertsmithite
Image: 1281209408
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Herbertsmithit

Bildbreite: 3,2 mm; Fundort: San Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Provinz Tocopilla, II. Region, Chile
Copyright: Joachim Esche
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-08-07
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Herbertsmithit
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Herbertsmithit
Grube Nr. 19, Sounion, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 0,5 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl; Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Sounion/Cato Sounio Minen/Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen)
Mineral: Herbertsmithite
Image: 1394609458
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Herbertsmithit

Grube Nr. 19, Sounion, Laurion (Lavrion), Attika, Griechenland. Bildbreite 0,5 mm
Collection: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Copyright: Ulrich Baumgärtl
Contribution: Ulrich Baumgärtl 2014-03-12
Locality: Sounion Mine Nr. 19 (Chloridstollen) / Cato Sounio Minen / Sounion / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Herbertsmithit xx
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in typisch rhomboedrischen Kristallen auf Quarzit; Fundort: Minas Los Tres Presidentes, Sierra Gorda, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/Los Tres Presidentes Mine
Mineral: Herbertsmithite
Image: 1152173381
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in typisch rhomboedrischen Kristallen auf Quarzit; Fundort: Minas Los Tres Presidentes, Sierra Gorda, Chile
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: slugslayer 2006-07-06
Locality: Los Tres Presidentes Mine / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile
Herbertsmithit
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Herbertsmithit
Bildbreite: 6 mm, Fundort: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda Distrikt, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine)
Mineral: Herbertsmithite
Image: 1275214234
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Herbertsmithit

Bildbreite: 6 mm, Fundort: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda Distrikt, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-05-30
Locality: San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine) / Caracoles / Sierra Gorda / Antofagasta, Provinz / Antofagasta, Region (II. Region) / Chile

Collectors Summary

Color Dunkel- blaugrün
Streak color Grün
Lustre Glasglanz bis Diamantglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 3.0 - 3.5
Cleavages gut (10-11)
Crystal System trigonal, R3m
Morphology Aggregate aus zahlreichen rhomboedrischen Einzelkristallen

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2

Additional chem. information

Verwandt zu Paratacamit, polymorph zu Kapellasit

Chemical composition

Chlor, Kupfer, Zink, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 428.998962 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 18

Info

Empirical formula:

Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.41

6

33.33

1.0079470

6.0476820
Oxygen

O

22.38

6

33.33

15.9994300

95.9965800
Chlorine

Cl

16.53

2

11.11

35.4532000

70.9064000
Copper

Cu

44.44

3

16.67

63.5463000

190.6389000
Zinc

Zn

15.25

1

5.56

65.4094000

65.4094000

Analysis wt%

CuO : 56.10, ZnO : 18.20, Cl : 17.20, H2O : 12.50 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 2004)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

3.DA.10c

3: Halide (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide, Iodide)
D: Oxihalide, Hydroxyhalide und verwandte Doppel-Halide
A: Mit [Cu], etc., ohne [Pb]
10c:

Lapis Classification

III/D.01-110

III: HALOGENIDE (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide, Jodide)
D: Oxihalogenide
1: Oxihalogenide mit Mg-Mn-Cu-Zn-Sn

Classification by Hölzel

3.CB.205

3: HALIDES
C: Simple Halides with (O,OH)
B: With OH, without H2O

Dana 8th edition

10.01.02.03

10: Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides
01: Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides where (A)2 (O,OH)3 Xq
02: Paratacamite Group

IMA status

anerkannt 2003

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Atacamite group

Optical Properties

Color

Dunkel- blaugrün

Streak color

Grün

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent

Lustre

Glasglanz bis Diamantglanz

max. Birefringence

0.008
Birefringence chart\! Herbertsmithite title=Birefringence chart Herbertsmithite

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

1.825

RI value γ / ε

1.817

Ri mean

1.822

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Crystallography

Crystal System

trigonal

Class (H-M)

3m

Space Group number

166

Space Group

R3m

Cell parameters a (Å)

6.834

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

14.075

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

2.06

Cell parameters c/b

-

Z

3

Volumne (ų)

569.284

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

5.47(55), 4.70(14), 2.899(11), 2.764(100), 2.730(13), 2.266(36), 1.820(13), 1.709(18)
XRD chart Herbertsmithite

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

Morphology

Aggregate aus zahlreichen rhomboedrischen Einzelkristallen

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3.0 - 3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

108 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.75 - 3.95

3.754 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

gut (10-11)

Tenacity

spröde (wahrscheinlich)

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Chile/Antofagasta, Region (II. Region)/Antofagasta, Provinz/Sierra Gorda/Caracoles/Los Tres Presidentes Mine

Preface

Occurrences

(1)Auf weißem Quarzit (TL), (2)im Eisernen Hut , (3) in metamorphisierten Kalksteinen

Associations

(1)Paratacamit (TL), (2)mit Wulfenit und Rosasit,

Rareness

Nicht häufig

Author (Name, Year)

Braithwaite & Mereiter & Paar & Clark, 2004

References

Mineralogical Magazine 68 (2004), 527

IMA group assignments

 
Atacamite group
 
 
 

 
 
Anatacamite
Cu2Cl(OH)3
triklin
P1

 
 
Atacamite
Cu2Cl(OH)3
orthorhombisch
Pnma

 
 
Botallackite
Cu2(OH)3Cl
monoklin
P21/m

 
 
Clinoatacamite
Cu2(OH)3Cl
monoklin
P21/n

 
 
Gillardite
Cu3NiCl2(OH)6
trigonal
R3m

 
 
Haydeeite
Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
trigonal
R3m

 
 
Herbertsmithite
Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2
trigonal
R3m

 
 
Iyoite
MnCuCl(OH)3
monoklin
P21/m

 
 
Kapellasite
Cu3Zn[(OH)3|Cl]2
trigonal
P3m1

 
 
Leverettite
Cu3CoCl2(OH)6
trigonal
R3m

 
 
Misakiite
Cu3Mn(OH)6Cl2
trigonal
P3m1

 
 
Paratacamite
Cu2+3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
trigonal
R3

 
 
Paratacamite-(Mg)
Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6
trigonal
R3

 
 
Paratacamite-(Ni)
Cu3(Ni,Cu)Cl2(OH)6
trigonal
R3

 
 
Tondiite
Cu3MgCl2(OH)6
trigonal
R3m

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German

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Spanish

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French

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English

Herbertsmithite

Russian

Гербертсмитит

Simplified Chinese

氯羟锌铜石

Traditional Chinese

氯羥鋅銅石

Alternative Name

Spanish

Anarakita

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2003-041

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Her

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