Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Caledonite / Linarite / Brochantite
Haus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Germany
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Haus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Germany |
Description |
An example of the rare lead copper sulfate mineral which appears in shades of cerulean blue, along with a smattering of dark blue linarite and moss green brochantite on the matrix. A tiny fleck of metallic, (probably galena) also catches the occasional glint of light on the face of this attractive combination piece. This specimen came to us in a very old plastic box with a classic German label. |
Luster |
Drusy |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Miniature |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Caledonite: Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 copper pentalead sulfur oxygen carbonate oxygen hexahydride *
Linarite: CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 copper lead sulfur tetroxygen hydroxide *
Brochantite: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 tetracopper sulfur tetroxygen oxygen hexahydride *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
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Plancheite / Quartz Hemimorphite Shattuckite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Azurite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Pb Cu S O H Pb Cu S O Si H
Pb Cu S O H Pb Cu As O S H
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Caledonite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Caledonite Search Web Mineral DB: Caledonite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Caledonite Search Wikipedia: Linarite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Linarite Search Web Mineral DB: Linarite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Linarite Search Wikipedia: Brochantite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Brochantite Search Web Mineral DB: Brochantite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Brochantite
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