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Carminite (Karminit)

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Gartrellit auf Karminit
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Gartrellit auf Karminit
Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: Hg
Location: Namibia/Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region/Tsumeb/Tsumeb Mine
Mineral: Carminite, Gartrellite
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Gartrellit auf Karminit

Bildbreite: 1,5 mm; Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: Hg 2011-10-22
Locality: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region / Namibia
Karminit xx, Pharmakosiderit xx, Konichalcit xx, Duftit xx
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Karminit xx, Pharmakosiderit xx, Konichalcit xx, Duftit xx
Lavrion, Attika/Griechenland; Bildbreite 2 mm, erstellt aus 81 Aufnahmen mit der Stacking-Methode
Copyright: Karlheinz Grosch; Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch
Collection: Karlheinz Grosch
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt
Mineral: Carminite
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Karminit xx, Pharmakosiderit xx, Konichalcit xx, Duftit xx

Lavrion, Attika/Griechenland; Bildbreite 2 mm, erstellt aus 81 Aufnahmen mit der Stacking-Methode
Collection: Karlheinz Grosch
Copyright: Karlheinz Grosch
Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch 2017-09-15
Locality: Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Karminit xx
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Grube Clara, Wolfach/Schwarzwald; BB 1,8 mm, Stacking-Aufnahmen 32
Copyright: Karlheinz Grosch; Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch
Collection: Karlheinz Grosch
Location: Deutschland/Baden-Württemberg/Freiburg, Bezirk/Ortenaukreis/Oberwolfach/Grube Clara
Mineral: Carminite
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Karminit xx

Grube Clara, Wolfach/Schwarzwald; BB 1,8 mm, Stacking-Aufnahmen 32
Collection: Karlheinz Grosch
Copyright: Karlheinz Grosch
Contribution: Karlheinz Grosch 2016-07-01
Locality: Grube Clara / Oberwolfach / Ortenaukreis / Freiburg, Bezirk / Baden-Württemberg / Deutschland
Karminit
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Karminit
Benjamin Hill, Sonora, Mexiko; Bildbreite: 2,1mm
Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: Mabu
Collection: Mabu
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Benjamín Hill, Municipio/Benjamín Hill
Mineral: Carminite
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Karminit

Benjamin Hill, Sonora, Mexiko; Bildbreite: 2,1mm
Collection: Mabu
Copyright: Mabu
Contribution: Mabu 2010-03-11
Locality: Benjamín Hill / Benjamín Hill, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Karminit xx
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Fundpunkt 16.1. am Hohenstein bei Reichenbach/Odenwald,Hessen D; ex Slg.Klaus Petitjean; Bildbreite 1,72mm
Copyright: Haubi; Contribution: Haubi
Collection: Haubi
Location: Deutschland/Hessen/Darmstadt, Bezirk/Bergstraße, Landkreis/Lautertal/Reichenbach/Hohenstein/Fundpunkt 16.1
Mineral: Carminite
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Karminit xx

Fundpunkt 16.1. am Hohenstein bei Reichenbach/Odenwald,Hessen D; ex Slg.Klaus Petitjean; Bildbreite 1,72mm
Collection: Haubi
Copyright: Haubi
Contribution: Haubi 2020-05-21
Locality: Fundpunkt 16.1 / Hohenstein / Reichenbach / Lautertal / Bergstraße, Landkreis / Darmstadt, Bezirk / Hessen / Deutschland
Karminit
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Karminit
Christiana Mine, Griechenland; Bildbreite: 6 mm.
Copyright: Matthias Reinhardt; Contribution: Matthias Reinhardt
Collection: Klaus Arnold
Location: Griechenland/Attika (Attikí, Attica)/East Attica/Lavreotiki/Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt/Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)/Mercati Minen/Christiana Mine
Mineral: Carminite
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Karminit

Christiana Mine, Griechenland; Bildbreite: 6 mm.
Collection: Klaus Arnold
Copyright: Matthias Reinhardt
Contribution: Matthias Reinhardt 2020-11-20
Locality: Christiana Mine / Mercati Minen / Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Lavreotiki / East Attica / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland

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Collectors Summary

Color karmesinrot, rötlichbraun
Streak color rötlich gelb
Hardness (Mohs) 3.5
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Cccm

Chemism

Chemical formula

PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2

Chemical composition

Arsen, Blei, Eisen, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 630.753798 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 17

Info

Empirical formula:

PbFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.32

2

11.76

1.0079470

2.0158940
Oxygen

O

25.37

10

58.82

15.9994300

159.9943000
Iron

Fe

17.71

2

11.76

55.8452000

111.6904000
Arsenic

As

23.76

2

11.76

74.9216020

149.8432040
Lead

Pb

32.85

1

5.88

207.2100000

207.2100000

Analysis wt%

CaO : 0.44, PbO : 37.30, Fe2O3 : 23.43, Al2O3 : 0.96, As2O5 : 33.98, H2O : 3.13 (Ref: American Mineralogist 37)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

8.BH.30

8: Phosphate, Arsenate, Vanadate
B: Phosphate, etc., mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
H: Mit mittelgroßen und meist großen [Kationen] (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1
30:Karminit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VII/B.28-040

VII: PHOSPHATE, ARSENATE UND VANADATE ("Phosphate" des Registers immer einschließlich isotyper Arsenate und Vanadate!)
B: Wasserfreie Phosphate, mit fremden Anionen F,Cl,O,OH
28: Mittelgroße und große Kationen: Mg-Cu-Zn und Ca-Na-K-Ba-Pb

Classification by Hölzel

8.BM.220

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
B: Phosphates (+Anions -Water)
M: Phosphates, very large: 2, Vmed: 2,3
2: very large: 2, Vmed: 3 Jagowerite-Carminite-Group

Dana 8th edition

41.10.06.01

41: Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
10: Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A++ B++)3 (XO4)2 Zq
06: Carminite Group

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

karmesinrot, rötlichbraun

Streak color

rötlich gelb

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.010
Birefringence chart\! Carminite title=Birefringence chart Carminite

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

2.070

RI value β

2.070

RI value γ / ε

2.080

Ri mean

2.073

2V angle

Biaxial (+) lg

Crystallography

Crystal System

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

66

Space Group

Cccm

Cell parameters a (Å)

16.591

Cell parameters b (Å)

7.580

Cell parameters c (Å)

12.285

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

2.189

Cell parameters c/b

1.621

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

8

Volume (ų)

1544.959

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

4.54(60),
3.50(70),
3.20(100),
2.929(80),
2.705(70),
2.580(90),
2.154(70),
1.799(80)
XRD chart Carminite

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

Hardness (Mohs)

3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

130 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

5.22

5.423 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Deutschland/Rheinland-Pfalz/Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Kreis/Niedersteinebach/Grube Louise

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

von Sandberger, 1850

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 4 (2000), 95

Other languages

Spanish

Carminita

French

Carminite

English

Carminite

German

Karminit

Russian

Карминит

Simplified Chinese

砷铅铁矿

Alternative Name

Carmine Spar

German

Carminit

German

Carminspath

German

Karminspat

Simplified Chinese

砷铅铁石

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Cmt

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 0FRsga3sjEWSVgooqFHaiA
GUID (Global unique identifier) 816C54D0-ECAD-458C-9256-0A28A851DA88
Database ID 1887