Chanabayaite
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CategoryOrganic mineral
FormulaCu
2(N
3C
2H
2Cl(NH
3,Cl,H
2O,[])
4
2(N
3C
2H
2Cl(NH
3,Cl,H
2O,[])
4
| Chanabayaite | |
|---|---|
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| General | |
| Category | Organic mineral |
| Formula | Cu 2(N 3C 2H 2Cl(NH 3,Cl,H 2O,[]) 4 |
| IMA symbol | Cba[1] |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Imma |
| Unit cell | a = 19.48, b = 7.21, c = 11.999 [Å] (approximated); Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Blue |
| Crystal habit | Prisms (imperfect); radial aggregates |
| Cleavage | (001), perfect; (100) and (010), imperfect |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 2 |
| Density | 1.48 (measured) |
| Pleochroism | Deep blue to pale blue with gray hue (strong) |
| References | [2][3][4] |
Chanabayaite is the first recognized triazolate mineral, having the formula Cu
2(N
3C
2H
2Cl(NH
3,Cl,H
2O,[])
4.
Minor iron admixture is also present.[3] It is also one of a few currently known minerals containing ammine groups, including also ammineite, joanneumite and shilovite.[5][6][7] All the minerals are rare and were found in a single guano deposit in Chile, called Pabellón de Pica.[4] A similar natural phase, formula NaCu
2Cl
3[N
3C
2H
2]
2[NH
3]
2•4H
2O, likely a precursor of chanabayaite, is described by Zubkova et al. 2016.[8]
The main features of the crystal structure of chanabayaite are:[3]
- copper forms octahedra, part of which share corners
- 1,2,4-triazolate anions link the octahedra