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| Name: | Chalcanthite Cct |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #107: Chalcanthite Lab Grown, Germany  #108: Chalcanthite Colorado, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Cu(SO4)ยท5H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Chalcanthite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. For example: Dioscorides P, [Translated by Cornarius J, 1557] (70) Chalcantum, in De materia medica Libri V., Froben (Basileae) 451-453 |
| Structural Group Name: | Chalcanthite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | chalcanthite |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.21 |
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