Mineral - Chanabayaite
Chanabayaite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Organic minerals
Toxicity
none
Formula
CuCl(N₃C₂H₂)(NH₃) · 0,25H₂O
Unit Cell
a=19.48 b=7.21 c=12.00 Z=4
Physical Properties
Hardness
2
Streak
blue
Density
Light (<2)
Cleavage
Perfect on (001), imperfect on (100) and (010)
Fracture
nd
Tenacity
Brittle
Optical Properties
Color
blue
Birefringence
0.059
Luster
Vitreous
Transparency
translucent,
transparent
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
orthorhombic
Point Group
orthorhombic-dipyramidal - 2/m 2/m 2/m
Space Group
Imma (74)
Habit
spherical, acicular, prismatic, radial, radial
Formation
Secondary, through the reaction of copper-containing solutions with organic material, such as bat guano
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Very rare
Synonyms
Chanabayaite
Composition
Elements
Mass
CuO
32.23
FeO
1.14
Cl
16.13
H
3.10
N
29.90
C
12.20
O
3.40
Chile