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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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