Name: | Claringbullite Cgb |
IMA Chemistry: | Cu2+4FCl(OH)6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Claringbullite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Fluorine (F) Chlorine (Cl) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Zambia |
Year First Published: | 1976 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Fejer E E, Clark A M, Couper A G, Elliott C J (1977) Claringbullite, a new hydrated copper chloride, Mineralogical Magazine 41, 433-436 Chemical formula revised from Cu_4_Cl(OH)_7_·0.5H_2_O: Burns P C, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1995) Claringbullite: A Cu2+ oxysalt with Cu2+ in trigonal-prismatic coordination, The Canadian Mineralogist 33, 633-639 Chemical formula revised from Cu^2+^_4_Cl(OH)(OH)_6_: Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 29. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015 and 2016. Mineralogical Magazine 80, 199-205 |
Structural Group Name: | Claringbullite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 1575 Million Years Ago |
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